Children love repetition.
Word families are an excellent choice for fun-reading books.
They are also a first-class choice for drill work and for teaching spelling patterns.
Here are the common word
families with a few examples for each family.
|
ack |
ad
|
ail
fail |
ain |
ake |
ale |
all |
am |
ame |
an |
ank |
ap |
ask |
at |
|
ate |
aw |
ay |
eat |
eel |
eep |
eet |
ell |
en |
ent |
est |
ice |
ick |
ide |
|
ife |
ight |
ile |
ill |
in |
ine |
ing |
ink |
ip |
it |
oat |
ock |
og |
oil |
|
oke |
oo |
ood |
oof |
ook |
oom |
ood |
ool |
oon |
oop |
oot |
oot |
op |
ore |
|
orn |
ot |
ought |
ould |
ouse |
out |
ow |
ow |
own |
uck |
ug |
ump |
unk |
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