Kindergarten
Word Families: -ed and -og
Twelve words to sort into the -ed house and the -og house: bed, fed and sled, dog, fog and frog.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Families: -ip and -it
Twelve short i words to sort into the -ip house and the -it house: dip, lip and sip, bit, fit and hit.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Rhyming, Word families, Onset and rime, Reading by analogy
What kids do
“Read each word in the word bank. Write it in the house for its word family.”
Words on this sheet
ripbitwithitlitfitpithip-ipdiplipsip-it
Teacher tip
Both families have short i. Ask kids what changes at the end.
How to use it
- Ask kids to think of a rhyme before they look at the word bank.
- Use a word family slider made from a paper strip.
- Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.
Watch for
Kids who make silly words and count them as real. Ask them to use the word in a sentence.
Talk about it
- Do these words rhyme? How do you know?
- Can you think of another word with the same sound?
Take it further
Write a short rhyming poem with one family.
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