Word Families Worksheet
How the sounds work (Same ending, new start): Find the family ending: -ug. Put a letter in front: h + ug = hug, b + ug = bug. Words in the same family rhyme.
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- 1.Which word is in the “-en” family? (a) mug (b) den (c) rat
- 2.Which word is in the “-ig” family? (a) dig (b) hop (c) pen
- 3.Which word is NOT in the “-ig” family? (a) pig (b) jig (c) pop (d) wig
- 4.Which word rhymes with “rat”, “sat” and “cat”? (a) hen (b) jig (c) mat
- 5.Which word is in the “-an” family? (a) ten (b) mug (c) tan
- 6.Which word is in the “-en” family? (a) men (b) man (c) mop
- 7.Which word rhymes with “tug”, “mug” and “jug”? (a) hug (b) hen (c) hop
- 8.Which word is NOT in the “-op” family? (a) hen (b) mop (c) cop (d) hop
- 9.Which word is NOT in the “-at” family? (a) mat (b) rat (c) cat (d) man
- 10.Which word is in the “-ug” family? (a) tug (b) fan (c) pat
- 11.Which word rhymes with “hug”, “mug” and “jug”? (a) pop (b) mat (c) bug
- 12.Which word is in the “-ug” family? (a) hen (b) dug (c) pig
- 13.Which word rhymes with “tan”, “fan” and “van”? (a) hop (b) mug (c) can
- 14.Which word is in the “-an” family? (a) hug (b) hop (c) fan
- 15.Which word is in the “-ug” family? (a) rug (b) dig (c) pan
- 16.Which word is in the “-ug” family? (a) mat (b) fan (c) jug
- 17.Which word is NOT in the “-ug” family? (a) cop (b) hug (c) bug (d) rug
- 18.Which word is NOT in the “-en” family? (a) men (b) den (c) big (d) ten
- 19.Which word rhymes with “mat”, “pat” and “bat”? (a) tan (b) pig (c) rat
- 20.Which word rhymes with “pig”, “wig” and “fig”? (a) ten (b) jig (c) top
- 21.Which word rhymes with “hop”, “top” and “mop”? (a) pop (b) can (c) hen
- 22.Which word is NOT in the “-en” family? (a) pen (b) hen (c) bug (d) den
- 23.Which word is NOT in the “-at” family? (a) rat (b) pan (c) bat (d) sat
- 24.Which word rhymes with “pop”, “mop” and “top”? (a) hat (b) hop (c) van
- 25.Which word rhymes with “rug”, “dug” and “hug”? (a) ran (b) big (c) jug
- 26.Which word is in the “-at” family? (a) cat (b) hug (c) dig
- 27.Which word is in the “-en” family? (a) hug (b) van (c) pen
- 28.Which word is NOT in the “-ig” family? (a) cat (b) wig (c) fig (d) big
- 29.Which word is NOT in the “-an” family? (a) ran (b) rat (c) can (d) van
- 30.Which word is in the “-op” family? (a) pen (b) pop (c) bat
- 31.Which word is NOT in the “-an” family? (a) ran (b) fan (c) pan (d) bat
- 32.Which word is in the “-en” family? (a) wig (b) bug (c) hen
- 33.Which word rhymes with “hop”, “top” and “pop”? (a) cop (b) mat (c) jig
- 34.Which word rhymes with “pat”, “cat” and “hat”? (a) can (b) pen (c) sat
- 35.Which word rhymes with “mat”, “sat” and “rat”? (a) fig (b) hat (c) van
- 36.Which word rhymes with “cat”, “hat” and “mat”? (a) cop (b) rat (c) hug
- 37.Which word is NOT in the “-an” family? (a) ran (b) can (c) tan (d) dig
- 38.Which word is NOT in the “-op” family? (a) mop (b) pop (c) top (d) cat
- 39.Which word is in the “-ug” family? (a) bug (b) fan (c) hen
- 40.Which word is NOT in the “-en” family? (a) pen (b) ten (c) mug (d) den
Answer key
- den
- dig
- pop
- mat
- tan
- men
- hug
- hen
- man
- tug
- bug
- dug
- can
- fan
- rug
- jug
- cop
- big
- rat
- jig
- pop
- bug
- pan
- hop
- jug
- cat
- pen
- cat
- rat
- pop
- bat
- hen
- cop
- sat
- hat
- rat
- dig
- cat
- bug
- mug
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