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1st Grade Word Families Resources

Who knew you could play a game with dice that helps your 1st learn to read? Try this game that will have your child rolling his way to better reading skills.

Roll a Word

Sort out the short vowel sounds with this comprehensive phonics packet! Beginning readers will review vowel families and practice differentiating between "short" vowels and "long" vowels.

Sound Sorting

Comb the beach with your first grader for hints to help them think of words that rhyme.

Rhyming at the Beach

Have fun with word families by using them in a story. This worksheet features four words that end with "-an."

Word Family Story: -an

Introduce your learner to word families in a fun way with this word family story. She'll be amazed how many words are in the "-at" family.

Word Family Story: -at

How many words end with "-ug"? This sheet is a great way to teach word families and help your child form the building blocks of writing and reading.

Word Family Story: -ug

Children practice their reading skills and familiarize themselves with the "-eep" word family in this cut-and-paste activity.

All in the Word Family: "Eep" Words

Make word families fun by putting them in a story! Try it out with the "ip" word family. Practicing word families early in school will help your child later.

Word Family Story: -ip

Are word families boring for your kid? Not anymore! Check out this fun way to learn word families, the building blocks of language.

Word Family Story: -ot

"In" isn't just a word; it's a word family! It's also a good introduction to learning word families for your 1st grader. Check out this word family story.

Word Family Story: -in

Understanding how to pronounce the short I sound, such as in pill and film, is important for first graders encountering words they don't know. This guided lesson teaches kids all about the Short I sound, and provides lots of examples of short I words. Targeted practice like this helps to reinforce kids' understanding of short vowel sounds and boosts phonemic awareness, upon which lifelong reading skills are based.

Short I 2

Turn early phonics practice into a fun game with these cutout word dice. Print, cut and glue, and you're ready to roll your way to reading fun!

Word Dice

Gear up your first grader for reading success with a lesson in word families. Get started with -at words like cat, bat, and fat.

Writing Word Families: -at Words

Having a strong understanding of short A words like bag, hand and bat can help first graders with reading fluency. This guided lesson helps to support first graders as they expand their comprehension of short A words. With targeted exercises and familiar examples, the lesson will take kids through the short A words they will most commonly come acrsoos in first grade texts.

Short A 2

In first grade phonics, it's important to reinforce kids' understanding of short O words like dolphin, dog, sock and doll. By learning short vowels, kids can decode and decipher these sounds in words they don't already know. This guided lesson takes first graders through exercises and examples that will help them practice identifying short O sounds within a text.

Short O 2

Make learning word families easy for your child with this cut and paste -am word worksheet. Practice rhyming with your 1st grader for extra vocabulary practice.

Making Words with -am

Brush up on words that rhyme with "op" with this word family worksheet. Vocabulary and fine motor skills become easier with fun writing worksheets!

What Word is it? -op Word Family

Take a look at this fun story to give your 1st grader word family practice. Identifying rhymes will come easy after reading this vocabulary-filled passage!

Molly and Maggie: -ag Words

This 1st grade word family worksheet helps your child practice writing and spelling words in the "ack" family. Work on rhyming and vocabulary at the same time.

-ack Words: What's the Word?

Children brush up on their knowledge of word families, this time with -ub words, in this creative activity.

Writing Word Families: -ub Words

Kids must feed Roly by to spell words in this short I reading game.

Short I Cat Food

Children practice their reading skills and familiarize themselves with the word family "-est" in this cut-and-paste activity.

Word Family Practice: "Est" Words

Try this brand name phonics activity to help your child build up his language arts skills.

Grocery Store Decoding

The sentences in this word family worksheet all end in "uck!" Help your 1st grader become a better reader by identifying rhymes in vocabulary.

-uck Word Family Practice

With handwriting, phonics, and even sentence building practice, this worksheet is packed with reading and writing help.

Writing Word Families: -et Words

Anne the ant needs some help to make it across the pond. Can your child find the rhyming short vowels and give her a hand?

Short Vowel Sounds Rhyming

Your first grader will have a great time in the park as she comes up with rhyming words to complete these word families.

Rhyming At The Park

With this worksheet your child will get familiar with words with "eg" in them, and get spelling and writing practice too.

Words with "eg"

Not only does this worksheet help first graders learn the word family -og, it also lets them practice writing words and completing sentences.

Writing Word Families: -og Words

Long vowels make the sound of their letter. Practice identifying long vowel words with this muddy game.

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1st Grade Word Families Resources