2nd grade
Rhyme Time 5: Different Spellings
Words can rhyme without matching letters: night and kite, bear and chair, boat and note, blue and shoe. Six pairs to match.
Phonics worksheet · Rhyming and word families
Word Family Word Search
Ten words from ten word families (-ack, -ick, -ock, -ell, -ill, -all, -ing, -ink, -unk, -uck) hidden across, down and diagonally down.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Rhyming, Word families, Onset and rime, Reading by analogy
What kids do
“Find all 10 words. They go across, down or diagonally down. Cross each one off the list!”
Printed on the sheet:
- Pick two words that rhyme with words you found, like sack for back. Write them:
Words on this sheet
backkickrockbellhillballkingpinkjunkduck
Teacher tip
Ask kids to name the word family of each word they find.
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.
- Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building 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
- What part of these words is the same?
- What sound does this letter or letter team make?
Take it further
Make a word family flip book.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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