Grade 1 Word Families worksheet
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How to explain it
- A word family shares the same ending, like -at: cat, hat, bat.
- Words in a family rhyme.
- Change the first letter to make a new word: ten, pen, den.
Example: Which word is in the “-ig” family? pig or pot? The -ig family ends with i-g. p-ig ends with -ig. Answer: pig
Question 1
Put the sounds together. What word is it?
m + ug
- mug
- jug
- mat
mug
Hint: Say the first sound, then the ending: m… ug… mug!
Question 2
Which word does not rhyme with the others?
- mop
- big
- pig
mop
Hint: pig, big all end with “ig”. Which one doesn't?
Question 3
Which one rhymes with “pen”?
🖊️pen- 🔟ten
- 🔌plug
- 🐷pig
🔟 ten
Hint: Rhyming words sound the same at the end: pen, ten!
Question 4
Which one rhymes with “van”?
🚐van- 🎩hat
- ☕mug
- 🥫can
🥫 can
Hint: Rhyming words sound the same at the end: van, can!
Question 5
Which word is in the “-an” family?
-an
- bug
- rat
- can
can
Hint: Words in the -an family end with “an”, like pan and fan.
Question 6
Which word is in the “-ig” family?
-ig
- tug
- wig
- rat
wig
Hint: Words in the -ig family end with “ig”, like dig and big.
Question 7
Which word is in the “-at” family?
-at
- van
- dig
- mat
mat
Hint: Words in the -at family end with “at”, like rat and cat.
Question 8
Which word is in the “-op” family?
-op
- mug
- can
- hop
hop
Hint: Words in the -op family end with “op”, like mop and stop.
Question 9
Which one rhymes with “bug”?
🐛bug- 🔌plug
- 🥫can
- 🚐van
🔌 plug
Hint: Rhyming words sound the same at the end: bug, plug!
Question 10
Which one rhymes with “cat”?
🐱cat- 🦇bat
- 🐛bug
- ☕mug
🦇 bat
Hint: Rhyming words sound the same at the end: cat, bat!
Answer key
- 1. mug
- 2. mop
- 3. 🔟 ten
- 4. 🥫 can
- 5. can
- 6. wig
- 7. mat
- 8. hop
- 9. 🔌 plug
- 10. 🦇 bat
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