Word Family Worksheets!

If you want to teach your children how to read then word families are a good place to start. I have designed a large set of word family worksheets, flashcards, and even a free workbook for you to download.

The word family materials included can be used as worksheets or as flashcards by laminating them and cutting them out. I have also designed some simple sentences using the CVC words which means after children can read the word families, they can practice reading them in sentences!

Word Families Workbook
DOWNLOAD

I have made a printable workbook that can be used as a structured way to improve your child’s reading. The workbook contains word family CVC sentences that are easy to read. The word family workbook is a great resource to use at home or at your kindergarten!

To make the word family book even more useful in the classroom, I have included the CVC word family sentences as a separate download. The idea is to print out the CVC sentences and practice reading them as a group.

After reading the CVC sentences, children can practice writing them too by copying the sentences in the workbook. Each time you do a new sentence, you can use the book to review the word family sentences! Once children finish the book, they can enjoy reading it to their parents!

CVC Sentences PDF DOWNLOAD HERE!

If the workbook is too difficult, I recommend practicing the word family sheets below. you can use the sheets for practicing reading each of the word families.

-ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -at, -ack word family worksheets PDF

Before using this set of ‘a’ word families, make sure your child can already recognize and sound out the individual letter phonemes. If your child is still having trouble, go back to practicing basic phonics.

I have various flashcard sets available for FREE including colorful Aa-Zz cards, A- Z animal cards, and also simple letter flashcards. You’ll also find various phonics sheets on the site too! Learning how to read can take a while, so be sure not to rush : )

I have organized these CVC words in alphabetical order, so reference the downloadable word family workbook if you want to see exactly where you should start in terms of teaching order. I would avoid teaching ‘-ack’ until all 3 letter words are finished.

ad	ag	am	an	ap	at	ack
bad	bag	am	ban	bap	bat	back
dad	rag	bam	can	cap	cat	hack
had	tag	dam	fan	gap	fat	lack
lad	wag	ham	man	lap	hat	pack
mad		jam	nan	map	mat	rack
pad		Sam	pan	nap	pat	sack
rad		Pam	ran	rap	rat	tack
sad		ram	tan	tap	sat
tad		yam	van	zap	vat

-ed, -en, -et, -eck, -ell, -est word family worksheets PDF

Here are all the CVC word family worksheets containing ‘e’. Just like the previous word family, try to avoid teaching the 4 letter words until later. You will notice that names like ‘Ben’ are capitalized. I recommend laminating the worksheets so that they can be traced and reused.

ed	en	et	eck	ell	est
bed	Ben	bet	deck	bell	best
fed	den	get	neck	dell	jest
led	hen	jet		fell	nest
red	Ken	let		hell	pest
Ted	men	met		sell	rest
	Pen	net		tell	test
	Ten	pet		well	vest
	yen	vet		yell	west
		wet			zest

-ig, -ip, -it, -in, – ip, -it word family worksheets PDF

With the ‘i’ word family worksheets, I have not included any 4 letter words. Please let me know if you would like some and I can add to this collection as time goes on. Remember that children don’t have to know all of the words, they just need to learn the skill of decoding.

ig	in	ip	it
big	in	dip	bit
dig	bin	hip	fit
fig	kin	kip	hit
pig	pin	lip	kit
rig	sin	pip	lit
wig	tin	rip	pit
	win	sip	sit
		tip	wit
		zip	zit

-ob, -og, -ot word family worksheets PDF

Here are the ‘o’ CVC words. Feel free to teach only the easier words from the word family. If I was to teach this word family to younger students, I would probably choose Bob, dog, and pot. When discussing the meaning of words, its always easier to use nouns.

ob	og	ot
bob	bog	cot
cob	cog	dot
fob	dog	got
hob	fog	hot
job	hog	jot
lob	jog	lot
mob	log	not
rob		pot
yob		rot

-ub, -ug, -un, -ut, -uck, -ump word family worksheets PDF

Finally, we have the ‘u’ word families. Remember with all of these flashcards and materials, you don’t have to do them all in order for your child to read. If a student can read at a reasonable speed, on around 70 percent of the 3 letter CVC word, then you can start using the word family workbook!

ub	ug	un	ut	uck	ump
cub	bug	bun	but	buck	bump
dub	dug	fun	cut	duck	dump
hub	hug	gun	gut	luck	hump
pub	jug	hun	hut	muck	jump
rub	mug	nun	put	puck	lump
sub	pug	pun		suck	pump
tub	rug	run		tuck	rump
	tug			yuck

Easy reading word family sheets PDF

If it feels like there are too many sheets to print out, I also prepared some more sheets that are designed specifically for reading. These flashcards will work well if you have many students and not enough materials : )

If you need any help downloading the flashcards, or would like to see a step by step guide of how to print the flashcards, click here!