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Word families & short vowels
Group consonant-vowel-consonant words by rime family and identify short middle vowel sounds. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
Word families & short vowels
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which word has the same short “o” vowel sound as “clock”: pond or sand?
2. Which word has the same short “a” vowel sound as “crab”: flag or frog?
3. Change the first letter of “log” to “f”. What new “-og” word do you make?
4. Which word belongs to the “-ug” word family along with “bug” and “rug”: mug or meg?
5. Which word belongs to the “-ig” word family along with “pig” and “wig”: dig or dog?
6. Which word belongs to the “-at” word family along with “cat” and “hat”: bat or bit?
7. Which word belongs to the “-et” word family along with “jet” and “net”: pet or pat?
8. What is the middle short vowel letter in the word “six”?
9. Which word belongs to the “-an” word family along with “pan” and “van”: fan or fin?
10. Change the first letter of “sit” to “h”. What new “-it” word do you make?
11. Which word belongs to the “-en” word family along with “hen” and “pen”: ten or tin?
12. Which word belongs to the “-op” word family along with “hop” and “mop”: top or tap?
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Word families & short vowels
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which word has the same short “o” vowel sound as “clock”: pond or sand?
pondBoth “clock” and “pond” contain the short “o” vowel sound.
2. Which word has the same short “a” vowel sound as “crab”: flag or frog?
flagBoth “crab” and “flag” contain the short “a” vowel sound.
3. Change the first letter of “log” to “f”. What new “-og” word do you make?
fogReplacing “l” with “f” in “log” spells “fog”.
4. Which word belongs to the “-ug” word family along with “bug” and “rug”: mug or meg?
mug“Mug”, “bug” and “rug” all share the “-ug” rime.
5. Which word belongs to the “-ig” word family along with “pig” and “wig”: dig or dog?
dig“Dig”, “pig” and “wig” all end with “-ig”.
6. Which word belongs to the “-at” word family along with “cat” and “hat”: bat or bit?
bat“Bat”, “cat” and “hat” all end with the “-at” rime.
7. Which word belongs to the “-et” word family along with “jet” and “net”: pet or pat?
pet“Pet”, “jet” and “net” all share the “-et” rime.
8. What is the middle short vowel letter in the word “six”?
iThe word “six” has the short vowel letter “i” in the middle.
9. Which word belongs to the “-an” word family along with “pan” and “van”: fan or fin?
fan“Fan”, “pan” and “van” all share the “-an” ending.
10. Change the first letter of “sit” to “h”. What new “-it” word do you make?
hitReplacing “s” with “h” in “sit” spells “hit”.
11. Which word belongs to the “-en” word family along with “hen” and “pen”: ten or tin?
ten“Ten”, “hen” and “pen” all end with “-en”.
12. Which word belongs to the “-op” word family along with “hop” and “mop”: top or tap?
top“Top”, “hop” and “mop” all belong to the “-op” word family.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
Word families & short vowels
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which word has the same short “o” vowel sound as “clock”: pond or sand?
2. Which word has the same short “a” vowel sound as “crab”: flag or frog?
3. Change the first letter of “log” to “f”. What new “-og” word do you make?
4. Which word belongs to the “-ug” word family along with “bug” and “rug”: mug or meg?
5. Which word belongs to the “-ig” word family along with “pig” and “wig”: dig or dog?
6. Which word belongs to the “-at” word family along with “cat” and “hat”: bat or bit?
7. Which word belongs to the “-et” word family along with “jet” and “net”: pet or pat?
8. What is the middle short vowel letter in the word “six”?
9. Which word belongs to the “-an” word family along with “pan” and “van”: fan or fin?
10. Change the first letter of “sit” to “h”. What new “-it” word do you make?
11. Which word belongs to the “-en” word family along with “hen” and “pen”: ten or tin?
12. Which word belongs to the “-op” word family along with “hop” and “mop”: top or tap?
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
Word families & short vowels
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which word has the same short “o” vowel sound as “clock”: pond or sand?
pondBoth “clock” and “pond” contain the short “o” vowel sound.
2. Which word has the same short “a” vowel sound as “crab”: flag or frog?
flagBoth “crab” and “flag” contain the short “a” vowel sound.
3. Change the first letter of “log” to “f”. What new “-og” word do you make?
fogReplacing “l” with “f” in “log” spells “fog”.
4. Which word belongs to the “-ug” word family along with “bug” and “rug”: mug or meg?
mug“Mug”, “bug” and “rug” all share the “-ug” rime.
5. Which word belongs to the “-ig” word family along with “pig” and “wig”: dig or dog?
dig“Dig”, “pig” and “wig” all end with “-ig”.
6. Which word belongs to the “-at” word family along with “cat” and “hat”: bat or bit?
bat“Bat”, “cat” and “hat” all end with the “-at” rime.
7. Which word belongs to the “-et” word family along with “jet” and “net”: pet or pat?
pet“Pet”, “jet” and “net” all share the “-et” rime.
8. What is the middle short vowel letter in the word “six”?
iThe word “six” has the short vowel letter “i” in the middle.
9. Which word belongs to the “-an” word family along with “pan” and “van”: fan or fin?
fan“Fan”, “pan” and “van” all share the “-an” ending.
10. Change the first letter of “sit” to “h”. What new “-it” word do you make?
hitReplacing “s” with “h” in “sit” spells “hit”.
11. Which word belongs to the “-en” word family along with “hen” and “pen”: ten or tin?
ten“Ten”, “hen” and “pen” all end with “-en”.
12. Which word belongs to the “-op” word family along with “hop” and “mop”: top or tap?
top“Top”, “hop” and “mop” all belong to the “-op” word family.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification