Word Family Worksheets

Word families are grouped by the sound of their short vowels. This helps children recognize groups of words with the same letter pattern, such as -AT (as in cat) or -OG (as in dog). These engaging, colorful word family worksheets are ideal reading activities to support your child’s phonics skills at home.

Short A Words

AB Word Family Tic-Tac-Toe

The AB word family is fABulous! Read the short A words aloud. Make an O on the words that rhyme with cab. Make an X over the other words. Which one wins? The more word families your child knows, the more words they’ll be able to read. Our short vowels resources can help!

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AB Word Family Word Find

Read the AB words in the box. Then circle them in the puzzle. HINT: The scrambled short A words are hidden across or down. Can you think of other words in the AB word family? Write them on the back for an extra challenge. Practicing word families is a great boost for your child’s spelling […]

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AB Word Family Write It

The AB word family is big! Write the letters AB in the blanks and then read the short A words you made. Can you think of other AB words? Write them on the back. The more word families you know, the more words you’ll be able to read. Our phonics worksheets can help!

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AD Word Family Let’s Draw

Get out your crayons and have fun drawing a picture in each box to match the AD word! Can you think of other words in the AD word family? Write them on the back for an extra challenge. How many word families do you know? Learning new short A words is a great way to […]

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Short E Words

Build Short E Words

Build new short E words with this fun spelling worksheet for kindergarten. Children combine short vowels and word families to create and read short E words while strengthening phonics, spelling, and early reading skills. Further support your child’s spelling skills with other kindergarten spelling worksheets!

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Choose the Vowel 3

Reading and spelling CVC words is even more fun when crayons are involved! This spelling worksheet invites your child to choose the correct short vowels to spell three words, then color the pictures. For more spelling skill-building activities, consider our 1st grade spelling worksheets.

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Choose the Vowel 4

Cut and paste the vowels in the correct spaces to finish spelling these CVC words. Then color the pictures! Practicing words that use short vowels is important for mastering word families and increasing your vocabulary. Keep it up with more spelling worksheets!

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Choose the Vowel 5

Get your crayons, glue, and scissors ready for this spelling worksheet! Cut and paste the correct vowels to read and spell simple CVC words like TEN, SIT, and TUB. Great short vowels and word families practice, too!

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Short I Words

Build Short I Words

In this colorful spelling worksheet, you’ll practice spelling words with short vowels. Begin with a green letter, then add a pink word family to form short I words. You’re ready to keep growing your spelling skills with other kindergarten spelling worksheets!

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Choose the Vowel 1

This spelling worksheet is packed with learning AND fun! Your child will cut and paste the correct vowels to read and spell simple CVC words like SUB, PIG, and CAT. Great practice of short vowels and word families as well as spelling!

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Choose the Vowel 2

Get ready to color, cut and paste, and practice simple words like ANT, POT, and BIB in this cheery spelling worksheet. Working with CVC words is great for mastering word families and short vowels. Support your child’s literacy with our 1st grade spelling worksheets.

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Choose the Vowel 3

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Short O Words

Build Short O Words

Short O words take the top spot in this spelling worksheet! Put together the green letter with a pink word family and read the word you made. You’ll build and read words from common word families while practicing essential phonics and spelling skills.

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Choose the Vowel 2

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Choose the Vowel 4

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OB Word Family Circle It

Circle the short O words that rhyme with job. Underline the word that is a person’s name. Can you think of other words in the OB word family? Write them on the back! As you learn new word families, you’ll be able to read GOBS of new words. You’ll also add to your spelling skills. […]

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Short U Words

Build Short U Words

Short U words are just so much fun! Start with one of the green letters in this spelling worksheet and combine it with a pink word family to build short U words. You’re learning how to read and spell new words – keep going with more kindergarten spelling worksheets!

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Choose the First Letter

Our Valentine’s Day spelling worksheet invites your child to pick the correct first letter to spell CVC words. A great way to practice spelling and word families. Coloring fun, too!

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Choose the Vowel 1

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Choose the Vowel 4

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