Picture books with word families

21 Free Word Family Printables to Help Beginning Readers

Storytime Standouts features 21 free word family printables for kindergarten, grade one and homeschool

Whether supporting my own children as they learned to read, tutoring kindergarten and/or grade one children who are struggling with reading or presenting my Beginning to Read program, I have always been a great fan of teaching Word Families.

Introducing the concept of Word Families helps kindergarten and first grade students understand that elements of words are the same. Three words may have different parts but they may also be very alike. Once a child learns to decode the word “RING,” he can be encouraged to substitute the beginning sound and read, “SING,” “KING,” or “BRING” with word family materials.

The idea of substituting a beginning sound (or an ending sound) can be introduced long before a child is learning to read. Phonemic Awareness activities will encourage preschool and kindergarten children to play with sounds. A young child with good phonemic awareness skills will grasp the idea of decoding Word Families very quickly.

If you are working with a child who is not reading at the expected level, we think that phonemic awareness should be one of the very first things that is assessed.

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10 Printable Word Family Flip Books for Kindergarten and First Grade –

An easy way for children to learn and practice the an, at, ed, ell, ick, ing, op, ot, ug and uck word families

I use these Word Family flip books in my Beginning to Read program. I find they are terrific for encouraging young children to see the relationship between BAT, CAT, FAT, MAT, PAT, RAT and SAT.

For good readers, it is very obvious that bed, fed, led, red and Ted are related. They all end the with “ED.” For a beginning reader, the relationship between these words may not be understood. When children create and use a Word Family flip book, they will notice the relationship between the letters and the words and they quickly learn to substitute the beginning sounds. Before long, they discover that they can read several words quite easily.

Word family flip books are easy to make* and can be tucked into a pocket or a backpack for extra practice at home or on the road.

We really recommend that children make the flip books themselves.

  10 Word Family Flip Books

10 printable Word family flipbooks, great learning resources for children in kindergarten and first grade.

Printable PDFs for the an, at, ed, ell, ick, ing, op, ot, ug and uck word families

  How to Make a Word Family Flip Book

Instructions for assembling a word family flip book for beginning readers. Great for kindergarten and first grade.

Free Word Family Printables – Words with Pictures for Kindergarten and Grade One

I also use these Word Family printables in my Beginning to Read program. For children who are not quite ready to decode words, the picture clues provide additional support.

Short A Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers

  The «All» Word Family

Free — all word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «An» Word Family

Free -an word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ap» Word Family

Free -ap word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «At» Word Family

Free -at word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Am» Word Family

Free -am word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

Short E Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers

  The «Ed» Word Family

Free -ed word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ell» Word Family

Free -ell word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «En» Word Family

Free -en word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Et» Word Family

Free -et word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Est» Word Family

Free -est word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

Short I Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers

  The «Ig» Word Family

Free — ig word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ip» Word Family

Free -ip word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «It» Word Family

Free -it word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ill» Word Family

Free -ill word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

Short O Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers

  The «Og» Word Family

Free -og word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Op» Word Family

Free -op word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ot» Word Family

Free -ot word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ock» Word Family

Free -ock word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

Short U Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers

  The «Ub» Word Family

Free -ub word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

  The «Ug» Word Family

Free -ug word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.

You will find our selection of free writing paper for kids here , our free printable picture dictionaries here and all of our homeschool, preschool and kindergarten printables together with parent/teacher resources here.

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Mini books are educational and fun. They make a great addition to school lessons and projects. Kids can practice writing and spelling, then add color!

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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
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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!

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

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!

I am so excited to share these Word Family Workbooks with you! This workbook includes 100+ long and short vowel word families that come at the end of a word (and common digraphs). It is a FANTASTIC year-long tool that will help your students learn about different word families and their spelling patterns. Each word family includes an example word to trace with a picture to go along with it.

Each year I like to create a couple of workbooks for my students to keep in their desks all year long. This year, I really want to focus on word families to help with spelling, reading, and phonics.   These Word Family Workbooks will be perfect for this!

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Here’s a small sample of how the pages are formatted. When using this workbook in the classroom, you would start by introducing the new word family to your students. Then you’d give them a few examples of that word family (i.e. if you were teaching -ab, then some examples would be cab, tab, blab) and you’d have them trace the example word. As a class, you would then brainstorm additional words to add to that list by writing them down. Students would end the activity by coloring the example picture in the corner. The idea is that you and your students will work on these word family books ALL YEAR LONG! At the end of the year, your students will have a great word family resource to take home!

Here is a list of the 100+ word families included with the Word Family Workbook:

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The best part about this packet are the Word Family Example Lists! These word family lists will be a huge lifesaver for when you teach word families. Just print them off and bind together like a book or place in a folder. Think of them as your teacher cheat sheet (for when your mind goes blank during a lesson or for when a student suggests a potty word for the word family… happens every time)! It includes all the words you’ll need for all 100+ word families. You’re welcome.

This Word Family Workbook Includes:

• 100+ Word Families
• Word Family Example Lists (A.K.A. teacher cheat-sheet)
• Blank Word Family Page (for any word families not in this book)
• 3 Covers to Choose From

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