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by Mary Rosenberg

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The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
 Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Word Family Activity Mats

Short Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Consonant Blends (ck, nk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Consonant Digraphs (sh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Long Vowels (silent e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Vowel Digraphs (ai, ea, aw) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Controlled R (ar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Endings (ing, ay, est, y, ight) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Games and Activities

Word Work Instructions/Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Word Work Game Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Concentration Game Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Concentration Game Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Word Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Slide-Throughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Word Family Flip Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Toss-a-Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Puzzle Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Spin the Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Bingo Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Flash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Sort-the-Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Word Family Dice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
 Introduction
Welcome to The Word Family Activity Book. This book is a valuable resource in the K-2 classroom.
It’s filled with activities that will help you teach your students how the most common word families
“work.” Research tells us that knowing word families aids children as they learn to read and write,
helping them to recognize words with the same sounds and same endings. To make teaching word
families easier and learning more fun, I’ve included tons of exciting learning activities that invite your
students to identify word patterns, determine nonsense words, and build essential phonics skills.
You’ll find hands-on learning activities such as the Word Family Activity Mats, Concentration game
boards, and Word Work game boards. Plus, I’ve included easy-to-use reproducible templates for Bingo,
Word Wheels, Flash Cards, Flip Books, Toss-a-Word, and more. Many of the reproducibles in this
book are terrific for interactive homework, small group lessons, and learning centers. It’s easy to
weave the games and activities in this book into your reading program. Every learning activity is fun
and ready to use.

How to Use This Book

Using Word Family Activity Mats
…………………………………………
Activity mats are a great way to introduce kids to working with word families. Each is filled
with delightful opportunities for children to read and write many words within each word family. As
students learn one word family pattern, they begin to read at least ten other words. To make instruc-
tion even easier, you’ll find a word family activity mat for each of the word families presented in this
book. Each mat focuses instruction on ten words within each word family that students will fre-
quently encounter as they read and write. As you plan your lessons, use the grid one page 5 to
locate specific words covered in this book. Whether you have your students complete the activity
mats in your learning centers or as fun-to-do homework, they’re sure to be a hit!

When you first introduce Word Family Activity Mats to your students, complete a few of the
activity mats together as a class activity. Explain that each activity mat is made up of four learning
activities. Three of the activities are: writing, reading, and alphabetizing. The fourth activity consists
of different types of learning opportunities, including decoding puzzles, sentence fill-ins, word
searches, and more. Each activity mat invites your students to:
◆ Read the ten word family words that appear at the top of each mat and write
the letters of each word on the space below.
◆ Read the mini-story. Note how the word-family words fit within the context of a story.
◆ Circle each of the word-family words that appears in the story.
◆ Use scissors to cut out the words at the bottom. Then, glue the words in
alphabetical order in the ABC Box on the right-hand side of the page. If you like, use the
words with the Sort-the-Words activity on page 93.
◆ Complete the last activity, following the directions that have been provided.

The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
 Word Families Covered in This Book
Word Family Activity Mats Phonogram Words Included Page
Short Vowels -ab cab, crab, dab, gab, grab, jab, lab, nab, scab, tab 7
-ad bad, Chad, dad, glad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad 8
-ag bag, drag, flag, gag, nag, rag, sag, snag, tag, wag 9
-am clam, gram, ham, jam, Pam, ram, Sam, slam, swam, yam 10
-an can, Dan, fan, man, pan, plan, ran, tan, than, van 11
-ap cap, clap, flap, lap, map, nap, slap, snap, tap, trap 12
-at bat, cat, chat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, that 13
-ed bed, fed, Fred, led, Ned, red, shed, sled, ted 14
-ell bell, fell, Nell, sell, shell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell 15
-en Ben, den, hen, Jen, men, pen, ten, then, when, yen 16
-et bet, get, jet, let, met, net, pet, set, wet, yet 17
-id bid, did, grid, hid, kid, lid, mid, rid, skid, slid 18
-ig big, dig, fig, gig, jig, pig, rig, sprig, twig, wig 19
-ill Bill, dill, fill, hill, ill, mill, pill, spill, still, will 20
-in bin, chin, grin, in, shin, skin, spin, thin, twin, win 21
-ip dip, flip, hip, lip, nip, ship, sip, skip, trip, zip 22
-it bit, fit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit, pit, quit, sit 23
-og bog, cog, clog, dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log, smog 24
-op cop, drop, hop, mop, plop, pop, shop, slop, stop, top 25
-ot dot, cot, got, hot, knot, lot, not, pot, shot, spot 26
-ug bug, chug, dug, hug, lug, mug, rug, slug, snug, tug 27
-um strum, chum, drum, glum, gum, hum, yum, plum, sum, swum 28
-ump bump, clump, dump, grump, jump, lump, mump, pump, stump, thump 29
Consonant Blends (ck, nk) -ack back, black, jack, Mack, pack, rack, sack, snack, tack, track 30
-ick brick, chick, click, kick, lick, pick, sick, slick, stick, trick 31
-ink blink, drink, ink, kink, link, rink, sink, stink, think, wink 32
-ock block, clock, dock, knock, lock, rock, shock, smock, sock, tock 33
-uck buck, Chuck, cluck, duck, luck, pluck, puck, stuck, struck, truck 34
-ank bank, blank, drank, Frank, prank, rank, sank, spank, tank, yank 35
-unk bunk, chunk, dunk, drunk, hunk, junk, skunk, stunk, sunk, trunk 36
Consonant Digraphs (sh) -ash bash, cash, crash, dash, flash, hash, lash, rash, smash 37
Long Vowels (silent e) -ake bake, cake, flake, Jake, make, rake, shake, take, wake 38
-ale bale, gale, hale, male, pale, sale, scale, stale, tale, whale 39
-ame blame, came, fame, flame, frame, game, name, same, shame, tame 40
-ate crate, date, gate, grate, hate, Kate, late, plate, rate, skate 41
-ice dice, ice, lice, mice, nice, price, rice, slice, spice, twice 42
-ide bride, glide, hide, pride, ride, side, slide, stride, tide, wide 43
-ine dine, fine, line, mine, nine, pine, shine, tine, twine, vine 44
-oke broke, Coke, choke, joke, poke, smoke, spoke, stroke, woke, yoke 45
-ore chore, more, pore, score, shore, snore, sore, store, tore, wore 46
Vowel Digraphs (ai, ea , aw) -ail fail, Gail, mail, nail, pail, sail, snail, tail, trail, wail 47
-ain brain, chain, drain, grain, main, pain, plain, rain, Spain, train 48
-eat beat, cheat, cleat, eat, heat, meat, neat, seat, treat, wheat 49
-aw claw, draw, flaw, jaw, law, paw, raw, saw, slaw, straw 50
Controlled R -ar bar, car, far, jar, mar, par, scar, spar, star, tar 51
Endings (ing, ay, est, y, ight) -ing bring, king, ring, sing, spring, sting, string, swing, thing, wing 52
-ay day, gray, hay, jay, lay, may, play, say, stay, way 53
-est best, chest, crest, guest, nest, pest, rest, test, vest, west 54
-y by, cry, dry, fly, fry, my, shy, sty, try, why 55
-ight bright, fight, fright, night, light, might, night, right, sight, tight 56

The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
 Helpful Hints
Learning word families and having fun go hand in hand when you use the games and activities in
this book. The following suggestions will help make teaching word families easier to manage and
easier to adapt to your students needs:

◆ Copy the game boards, cards, and other learning activities on a photocopier. Increasing
the size of the reproducibles will make them easier for children to read and manipulate.
Copying them onto cardboard will make them sturdier. Consider laminating game boards
after the children have colored them, helping to ensure the game boards will be fun-to-use
learning tools for years to come.
◆ Tuck word family games such as Word Work, Concentration, Toss-a-Word, Spin-the-Wheels,
Word Family Dice, and Bingo in your classroom’s writing center, making them accessible to
kids. Remember, the more opportunities your students have to practice their developing
knowledge of word families the better.
◆ Provide your students with opportunities to study word patterns independently. The
reproducible Word Wheels, Slide-Throughs, Flip-Books, and Puzzles are great for independ-
ent work in the classroom. Ask your students to practice word patterns as a warm-up activity
before a lesson, as a follow-up when they’re done with their other work, and so on. You’re
sure to find lots of ways to incorporate the activities in this book with your curriculum.
◆ Support the school-home connection by sending games and activities home with your
students. Invite them to teach their families how to play and share what they’ve learned.
The Word Wheels, Slide-Throughs, Flip-Books, and Flashcards are portable and can be
used by students most anywhere, including bus rides, plane trips, vacations—even the
living room sofa!

Check Out These Super Sites!

National Council of Teachers of English: Why Talk About Phonics?
http://ncte.org/teach/Butler21575.html

Groff, Dr. Patrick. The Essence of Phonics.

http://www.nrrf.org/32_essence_of.html

The Order of Lessons. Phonics Tutor.

http://www.phonicstutor.com/orderoflessons.html

The Riggs Institute’s Writing and Spelling Road to Reading and Thinking
http://www.riggsinst.org/index.html

The Word Family Activity Book © Mary Rosenberg, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Name The _ab Family
cab crab dab grab lab
––– –––– ––– –––– –––
jab nab scab tab gab
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Dab is a crab. Dab is in the cab.

3 4

Dab is going to the lab. Dab likes to grab.

Decode each word.

a b c g
––– ––– –––

r s t
–––– –––– ––––
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

cab crab dab grab lab

jab nab scab tab gab
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Name The _ad Family
bad Chad dad glad had
––– –––– ––– –––– –––
lad mad pad sad tad
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Chad is not glad. Chad has had a bad day.

3 4

Chad is a tad sad. Poor Chad.

Answer each question.

1. What makes you sad?

2. What makes you glad?

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

lad pad dad tad glad

had Chad bad sad mad
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Name The _ag Family
bag drag flag gag nag
––– –––– –––– ––– –––
rag sag snag tag wag
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Wave the flag. Cut the tag.

3 4

Carry the bag. Feed the nag.

Write the word with the same meaning.

1. a sack: 4. a pennant:

2. a small towel: 5. a label:

3. an old horse: 6. to droop:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

bag rag flag gag wag

snag tag nag drag sag
9
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Name The _am Family
clam gram ham jam Pam
–––– –––– ––– ––– –––
ram Sam slam swam yam
––– ––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Sam is a clam. Sam weighs about a gram.

3 4

Sam likes to eat jam Sam is the same size as

and ham. a yam.
Use a red crayon to S L A M Z X Z X S WA M
color the words. Use a
blue crayon to color all
R A M X Z X G R A M Z X
the x’s and z’s to find X Z X Z X Z X Z X Y A M
the hidden words. Z X Z X H A M Z X Z X Z
X Z X Z C L A M Z X Z X
X Z X Z X Z X Z P A M X
Z X Z X Z X S A M Z X Z
J A M X Z X Z X Z X Z X
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

gram Pam clam swam yam

jam Sam slam ram ham
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Name The _an Family
can Dan fan man pan
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
plan ran tan than van
–––– ––– ––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Dan has a pan. He put the

Dan has a van. pan in the van.
3 4

Dan has a fan. He put the Dan has a can. He put the
fan in the van. can in the van.
Unscramble each word. Write it correctly on the line.

1. nar: 4. naf:

2. hatn: 5. nta:

3. pnal: 6. nap:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

man Dan van than pan

tan can ran fan plan
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Name The _ap Family
cap clap flap lap map
––– –––– –––– ––– –––
nap slap snap tap trap
––– –––– –––– ––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I can clap my hands. I can snap my fingers.

3 4

I can flap my arms. I can tap my toes.

Decode each word.

a c l p
–––– ––––

r s t
–––– –––
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

clap lap trap tap map

flap snap slap cap nap
12
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Name The _at Family
bat cat chat fat hat
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
mat pat rat sat that
––– ––– ––– ––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The fat cat knows a rat. That rat sat on a mat.

3 4

The bat came to chat with

the cat and the rat. The bat has a hat.
Write the missing letter.

h_t ma_ t_at c_at fa_

c_t ra_ s_t b_t pa_
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

hat chat cat rat sat

bat pat that fat mat
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Name The _ed Family
bed fed Fred led Ned
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
red shed sled ted wed
––– –––– –––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

This is Ned. Ned has a ted. This is Ned and his ted Fred.
3 4

Fred is on Ned’s bed. Fred is on Ned’s sled.

Color Fred.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

ted red Ned Fred sled

led shed fed wed bed
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Name The _ell Family
bell fell Nell sell shell
–––– –––– –––– –––– –––––
smell spell tell well yell
––––– ––––– –––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

This is Nell.
Nell is by a well. Nell has a shell.
3 4

A snail is in the shell.

The shell smells. Nell yells!
Decode each word.

a d e i k
–––– –––– –––

l n o s t
–––– ––––––
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

well fell Nell tell smell

sell shell bell yell spell
15
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Name The _en Family
Ben den hen Jen men
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
pen ten then when yen
––– ––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Ben has a hen. The hen’s name is Jen.

3 4

The pen was made by

Jen the hen lives in a pen. ten men.
Write a question for Ben about his hen.
Make sure the question begins with “when.”

Word Power! Write the word that means

“something to write with” and a “place to keep an animal.”

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

hen yen Jen pen men

when den then ten Ben
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Name The _et Family
bet get jet let met
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
net pet set wet yet
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Have you met Chet, yet? Chet is my pet.

3 4

Chet likes to get wet. Chet likes to ride in my jet.

Find and color each word B N E T C N Y E T L C G
in the word search.
X G D D Y C B B I M E T
X K L Y P E T V N V S K
L E T G A N J E T Y K G
P G R Y L B E T X A Y P
W E T U O D G E T F J A
K C R WB V R S E T R U
N R D R S U AW Q S C O
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

wet bet set yet pet

met net let jet get
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Name The _id Family
bid did grid hid kid
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
lid mid rid skid slid
––– ––– ––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Who slid? The kid did. Who hid? The kid did.
3 4

Who skid? The kid did. Who bid? The kid did.
Find and color each word G R I D N S K I D D Y D
in the word search.
S L I D X S R I D H L B
Z R D WV P E E V K I D
M E N T B I D K H O R T
M I D S M D J V L I D A
N R L C Y X O I M J W I
L H Z H T O D I D F T V
H I D K N X A Z O B N F
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

grid hid rid bid lid

mid kid slid did skid
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Name The _ig Family
big dig fig gig jig
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
pig rig sprig twig wig
––– ––– ––––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The big pig has a wig. The big pig has a fig.
3 4

The big pig has a rig. The big pig has a twig.
Complete each sentence.
1. A is a kind of fruit.
2. A small branch is a .
3. A shovel is used to .
4. A is a dance.
5. A is fake hair.
6. A giant is .

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

sprig fig twig dig wig

rig pig gig jig big
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Name The _ill Family
Bill dill fill hill ill
–––– –––– –––– –––– –––
mill pill spill still will
–––– –––– ––––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

This is Bill. Bill went to the mill.

3 4

Bill will fill the pail.

The mill is on the hill. Bill will not let it spill.
ACROSS 1

3. to knock over 2

5. sick 3

DOWN
6. to load
4 1. a pickle
5 2. a name
3. not moving
6
4. small mountain

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

ill Bill mill still spill

fill pill dill hill will
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Name The _in Family
bin chin grin in shin
––– –––– –––– –– ––––
skin spin thin twin win
–––– –––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a chin. I have a big grin.

3 4

I have a lot of skin. I have a twin.

Decode each word.

c g h i
–––– ––––

n r s
–––– ––
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

grin chin skin twin bin

in win spin thin shin
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Name The _ip Family
dip flip hip lip nip
––– –––– ––– ––– –––
ship sip skip trip zip
–––– ––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Skip can take a dip. Skip can do a back flip.

3 4

Skip can bend at the hip. Skip is very hip!

Write each word next to its meaning.
1. a small bite:
2. a small drink:
3. a big boat: .
4. not a walk nor a run:
5. to fall or a vacation:
6. to move fast:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

dip skip sip flip hip

ship trip zip nip lip
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Name The _it Family
bit fit hit it kit
––– ––– ––– –– –––
knit lit pit quit sit
–––– ––– ––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a kit. With the kit, I will sit.

3 4

I will not quit until it is

I will knit for a bit. a good fit.
Write each misspelled word correctly on the line.

Example: pite: pit 3. et:

1. knet: 4. kwit:

2. biit: 5. figt:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

it pit quit kit sit

bit fit spit knit lit
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Name The _og Family
bog cog clog dog fog
––– ––– –––– ––– –––
frog hog jog log smog
–––– ––– ––– ––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The frog is lost in the fog. The dog is lost in the fog.
3 4

They all meet at the log in

The hog is lost in the fog. the bog.
Write the missing h s
letters to complete g
l
the crossword puzzle.
g f g
g
c g
d
b j

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

cog log fog bog dog

clog hog frog jog smog
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Name The _op Family
cop drop hop mop plop
––– –––– ––– ––– ––––
pop shop slop stop top
––– –––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Flop likes to hop. Flop likes soda pop.

3 4

Flop likes to shop. Flop likes to mop.

Write a sentence telling about something you like
to do. Draw a picture to go with your sentence.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

top shop hop slop cop

drop pop plop stop mop
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Name The _ot Family
cot dot got hot knot
––– ––– ––– ––– ––––
lot not pot shot spot
––– ––– ––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

This is a pot. This is a knot.

3 4

This is a cot. This is a dot.

Write each word next to its meaning.

1. unable to:

2. a little bed: .

3. not cold:

4. a pan:

5. a place:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

pot dot shot spot knot

got cot not hot lot
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Name The _ug Family
bug chug dug hug lug
––– –––– ––– ––– –––
mug rug slug snug tug
––– ––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Do you see the bug? Do you see the slug?

3 4

The slug is on the rug. The bug has a mug.

Find and color each
word in the word D U G B S N H U G D Y D
search. S L U G X S H R U G L B
Z R D M U G WV S N U G
L U G P E E V C H U G M
E N T K H O R T B U G S
T U G M D J V A N R L C
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

slug mug hug chug dug

snug tug bug rug lug
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Name The _um Family
strum chum drum glum gum
––––– –––– –––– –––– –––
hum yum plum sum swum
––– ––– –––– ––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

So I gave my chum a plum

My chum felt glum. and gum.
3 4

He said, “Yum!” and began

to hum and strum. I played my drum.
Write the word with the same meaning.

1. math answer:

2. sad:

3. pal: .

4. fruit:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

plum glum drum hum sum

yum gum chum strum swum
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Name The _ump Family
bump clump dump grump jump
–––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
lump mump pump stump thump
–––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Stan is a grump. Stan has the mumps.

3 4

Stan’s mumps are red lumps. Stan is down in the dumps.

Unscramble each word. Write it correctly on the line.

1. pclum:

2. pdum:

3. pstum: .

4. pthum:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

pump jump lump bump mump

clump dump thump stump grump
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Name The _ack Family
back black jack Mack pack
–––– ––––– –––– –––– ––––
rack sack snack tack track
–––– –––– ––––– –––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Mack has a black backpack. Jack has a backpack, too.

3 4

Mack put his backpack

on his back. Mack’s snack is in the pack.
Complete each compound word.

thumb___ back___ flap___

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

tack pack track Mack snack

jack black back sack rack
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Name The _ick Family
brick chick click kick lick
––––– ––––– ––––– –––– ––––
pick sick slick stick trick
–––– –––– ––––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Nick is a chick. Nick builds with bricks.

3 4

Nick likes his house of sticks

He builds with sticks. and bricks..
Write three other words that belong in this family.

Word Power!
Travis fell on the slick sidewalk. Why would a sidewalk be called “slick”? Explain.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

brick click stick pick trick

slick sick lick kick chick
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Name The _ink Family
blink drink ink kink link
––––– ––––– ––– –––– ––––
rink sink stink think wink
–––– –––– ––––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The snake is in a kink. The pig is nice and pink.

3 4

The hen is in the sink. The skunk stinks!

Use the red crayon to X L I N K X S T I N K X
color all of the words
T H I N K X X X X X X X
in the word search.
Use a blue crayon X X X X X B L I N K X X
to color all of the X X X X X S I N K X X X
remaining x’s to find D R I N K X X X X X X X
the hidden words. W I N K X X S I N K X X
R I N K X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X K I N K X
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

ink sink drink rink stink

link blink kink think wink
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Name The _ock Family
block clock dock knock lock
––––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
rock shock smock sock tock
–––– ––––– ––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a clock. The clock looks like a block.

3 4

The clock says “tick tock.” When it rings, it’s a shock.

Complete the sentences.
1. I will on the door.
2. He will play with the .
3. Did you the door.
4. I have an orange .
5. The boat is by the .
6. The is gray and hard .

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

sock dock block shock rock

tock clock knock lock smock
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Name The _uck Family
buck Chuck cluck duck luck
–––– ––––– ––––– –––– ––––
pluck puck stuck struck truck
––––– –––– ––––– –––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

This is Chuck. Chuck has a truck.

3 4

The truck is stuck. Chuck has bad luck.

Find and color each
word in the word C H U C K B A X D U C K
search. B U C K C L U C K H H P
R V S L U C K S T U C K
S T R U C K M P U C K F
P L U C K T M L Y T C P
T R U C K K T P O J D F
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

Chuck puck truck cluck duck

pluck buck struck luck stuck
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Name The _ank Family
bank blank drank Frank prank
–––– ––––– ––––– ––––– –––––
rank sank spank tank yank
–––– –––– ––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Who sank the boat? Hank Who drank the milk? Hank
and Frank sank the boat. and Frank drank the milk.
3 4

Who filled the tank? Hank Who went to the bank? Hank
and Frank filled the tank. and Frank went to the bank.
Write three other words that belong in this family.

Word Power!
Sam left his paper blank. What does the word “blank” mean in this sentence?

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

yank tank prank Frank spank

drank sank blank rank bank
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Name The _unk Family
bunk chunk dunk drunk hunk
–––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
junk skunk stunk sunk trunk
–––– ––––– ––––– –––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Look at all this junk! I cannot see your bunk!

3 4

Put the toys in the trunk. Now get in your bunk!

Write the word with the same meaning.
1. chest:
2. bed:
3. score a basket:
4. not floating:
5. a pile of stuff:
6. a big piece:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

sunk chunk bunk dunk junk

hunk skunk drunk trunk stunk
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Name The _ash Family
bash cash crash dash flash
–––– –––– ––––– –––– –––––
hash lash rash smash trash
–––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Ash has some cash. Ash will dash to the store.

3 4

Ash will get some hash browns. Ash will be back in a flash.
Unscramble each word. Write it correctly on the line.
1. shar:
2. shatr:
3. sabh: .
4. achs:
5. achrs:
6. adsh:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

hash flash cash bash trash

rash crash dash smash lash
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Name The _ake Family
bake cake flake Jake make
–––– –––– ––––– –––– ––––
rake shake snake take wake
–––– ––––– ––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Jake will bake the cake. Jake will wake the snake.
3 4

Jake will rake the flakes. Jake will make the shake.
Write a sentence telling about a food you might like
to bake. Draw a picture to go with your sentence.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

wake snake Jake make cake

flake rake bake shake take
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Name The _ale Family
bale gale hale male pale
–––– –––– –––– –––– ––––
sale scale stale tale whale
–––– ––––– ––––– –––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The whale is on the scale. The whale is a male.

3 4

The whale is pale. The whale bought a ball on sale.

Write the missing letter.

s_le tal_ s_ale st_le

w_ale pa_e g_le mal_
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

bale male scale sale pale

gale whale tale hale stale
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Name The _ame Family
blame came fame flame frame
––––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––
game name same shame tame
–––– –––– –––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

We have the same games. We have the same names.

3 4

We have the same frames. We are the same!

Draw a line matching the same words.
flame came
shame tame
fame flame
tame shame
lame fame
came lame

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

flame shame frame same game

fame name came tame blame
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Name The _ate Family
crate date gate grate hate
––––– –––– –––– ––––– ––––
Kate late plate rate skate
–––– –––– ––––– –––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Kate has ice skates. Kate will skate to the gate.

3 4

Kate will pick up the crate. Kate will put a plate on the crate.
Complete the sentences.
1. Kate will to the .
2. The is on the crate.
3. The is heavy.
4. is a girl.
5. A is a fruit.
6. Kate is never .

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

crate date plate late skate

hate Kate grate gate rate
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Name The _ice Family
dice ice lice mice nice
–––– ––– –––– –––– ––––
price rice slice spice twice
––––– –––– ––––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The mice had a bite of

cheese. The mice had a bite of rice.
3 4

The mice had a bite of ice. The mice had a bite of spice.
Write the answer to each riddle.

1. I melt when its hot.

2. We love to eat cheese.

3. I have dots on all sides.

4. I tell how much something costs.

5. I did it two times.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

slice ice price lice rice

nice mice twice dice spice
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Name The _ide Family
bride glide hide pride ride
––––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
side slide stride tide wide
–––– ––––– –––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Let’s go outside. We can go on the slide.

3 4

The slide is wide. It is fun to glide down the slide.

Unscramble each word. Write it correctly on the line.
1. idebr:
2. sdie:
3. iwde: .
4. hdei:
5. gilde:
6. pidre:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

slide ride pride wide glide

stride bride side tide hide
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Name The _ine Family
dine fine line mine nine
–––– –––– –––– –––– ––––
pine shine tine twine vine
–––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I see a ball of twine. I see a vine.

3 4

I see a fork with tines. I see a sun that shines.

Complete each sentences.
1. I will use to tie the box.
2. The grows on a trellis.
3. Cats have lives.
4. We will at the restaurant.
5. You will your shoes.
6. The toys are all !

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

dine pine shine mine nine

tine twine fine line vine
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Name The _oke Family
broke Coke choke joke poke
––––– –––– ––––– –––– ––––
smoke spoke stroke woke yoke
––––– ––––– –––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Pam woke up one day. And broke her clock.

3 4

Then Pam spoke. “This is not a funny joke!”

Find and color the words B R O K E E RWO K E M
in the word search.
S M O K E B C O K E S N
J O K E D Y D X S H L B
Z R D W V P S T R O K E
C H O K E E E V M E N T
K H O R T S M D J V A N
R L C Y X O P O K E I M
S P O K E J WY O K E I
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

Coke choke joke poke woke

yoke broke stroke smoke spoke
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Name The _ore Family
chore more pore score shore
––––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––
snore sore store tore wore
––––– –––– ––––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I did my chores. I went to the store.

3 4

I went to the shore. Now I am sore!

Write the word with the same meaning. Draw a picture of the chore you do
at your house.
1. beach:

2. job:

3. to ache:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

score store more snore chore

shore sore pore tore wore
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Name The _ail Family
fail Gail mail nail pail
–––– –––– –––– –––– ––––
sail snail tail trail wail
–––– ––––– –––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Gail has a pet snail. When

the snail goes with Gail, It Gail goes to get the mail.
leaves a trail. The snail leaves a trail.
3 4

Gail goes to get a pail. The Gail goes to get the nail.
snail leaves a trail. The snail leaves a trail.
Would you like to have a pet snail? Why or why not?

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

nail Gail mail snail sail

wail tail fail pail trail
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Name The _ain Family
brain chain drain grain main
––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––
pain plain rain Spain train
–––– ––––– –––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a train. The train is from Spain.

3 4

The train is plain. It carries chain and grain.

Complete each sentence.

Your is in your head.

A rides on a track.

Oats are a kind of .

Water goes down the in your sink.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

drain brain rain chain train

pain Spain plain grain main
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Name The _eat Family
beat cheat cleat eat heat
–––– ––––– ––––– ––– ––––
meat neat seat treat wheat
–––– –––– –––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Have a seat. We will have a treat.

3 4

The treat is not made of wheat. We will eat the treat.

Write the word with the same meaning.
1. to win:
2. to be tidy:
3. a snack: .
4. to warm up:
5. a grain:
6. where you sit:

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

seat heat cleat beat treat

cheat neat meat eat wheat
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Name The _aw Family
claw draw flaw jaw law
–––– –––– –––– ––– –––
paw raw saw slaw straw
––– ––– ––– –––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a big paw. What am I? I have a big jaw. What am I?

3 4

I have a big claw. What am I? I have a big straw. What am I?

Draw a picture of your favorite animal.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

paw claw saw flaw jaw

raw draw law straw slaw
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Name The _ar Family
bar car far jar mar
––– ––– ––– ––– –––
par scar spar star tar
––– –––– –––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I have a gold star.

I have a big green jar. I keep it in my big green jar.
3 4

I have a chocolate bar. I have a red toy car.

I keep it in my big green jar. I keep it in my big green jar.
How many words can you make using the letters in “CHOCOLATE BAR”?

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

star bar scar spar tar

par jar mar car far
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Name The _ing Family
bring king ring sing spring
––––– –––– –––– –––– ––––––
sting string swing thing wing
––––– –––––– ––––– ––––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

It is spring. The bee will sting.

3 4

The king will sing. And I will swing.

Complete each sentence.

1. I my lunch to school in a lunch box.

2. Do you in a choir?

3. My mother wears a gold .

4. The queen and the live in the castle.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

spring wing ring thing king

sting sing bring string swing
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Name The _ay Family
day gray hay jay lay
––– –––– ––– ––– –––
may play say stay way
––– –––– ––– –––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

The horse will eat the hay. The pig will play.
3 4

The jay will sing all day. The hen will lay the eggs.
Complete each sentence.

1. The blue likes to sing.

2. The horse is in the barn.

3. Do you know the to my house?

4. Would you like to marbles?

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

way may jay play say

hay lay stay gray day
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Name The _est Family
best chest crest guest nest
–––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––
pest rest test vest west
–––– –––– –––– –––– ––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

I made a nest. I did my best.

3 4

It has a guest. The guest is in the nest.

Complete each sentence.

1. My little brother can be a real .

2. Do you need to take a little ?

3. Where did you find the treasure ?

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

nest test rest west rest

best pest guest vest chest
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Name The _y Family
by cry dry fly fry
–– ––– ––– ––– –––
my shy sty try why
–– ––– ––– ––– –––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Ty will fry the eggs. Ty will dry the dishes.

3 4

Ty will clean the pig sty. Ty will fly the plane.

Write three other words that belong in this family.

1.

2.

3.

Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

by fly try shy my

cry sty why dry try
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Name The _ight Family
bright fight fright knight light
–––––– ––––– –––––– –––––– –––––
might night right sight tight
––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– –––––
Read the story. Circle all of the words that belong in the family. ABC Box

1 2

Last night, I saw a knight. The knight was under a light.

3 4

The knight was shiny bright. The knight was quite a sight!
Use a red crayon to N I G H T B R I G H T X
color the words. Use a
blue crayon to color all
X Y Z X M I G H T X X Z
the x’s, y’s, and z’s to L I G H T Z T I G H T X
discover the hidden R I G H T Y X S I G H T
words. Y Z F R I G H T Z Y X Z
K N I G H T X N Y Z X Y
X Y Z X Y Z X Y Z Y X Y
F I G H T Z Y X Y Z X Y
Cut the words apart. Put them in alphabetical order. Then glue them in the ABC Box.

knight tight light fright night

fight right bright might sight
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 Word Work
Directions for Play
◆ Each pair of students will need one playing board and 20 counters (two colors, ten of each color).
◆ Cut apart the letter cards; shuffle and lay them in a stack facedown. Turn over the top card and the
game is ready to begin.
◆ Taking turns, each student turns over one card. If the card can be used with one of the cards already
turned over, the student may take the two cards and cover the matching picture with a counter. This
student may take another turn. If the cards cannot be used to make a word, they are left faceup on
the table and the other student may take his turn.
◆ If a student does not use a card that could have made a word, the other student may take the two
cards and then take a turn.
◆ A student wins when markers form a row. The row may be on the horizontal or vertical. Older
students may enjoy forming rows on the diagonal.

Extension Ideas
◆ After playing the game in class, students may take the game boards home and play the game with
their families.
◆ The game boards can be colored, laminated, and placed at a center.

Word Work Answer Key

◆ ab, ad, ag, am: crab, yam, nag, ham, clam, lab, bag, sad, jam, tag, cab, flag
◆ an, ap, at: van, rat, cat, fan, clap, pan, hat, can, snap, tap, bat, Dan

◆ ed, ell, en, et: jet, pen, hen, well, men, pet, shell, ted, Ned, bed, smell, wet

◆ id, ig, ill: kid, pig, twig, bid, hill, sill, mill, rig, hid, skid, wig, slid

◆ og, op, ot: frog, pot, dog, dot, shop, fog, cot, pop, knot, hop, hog, log

◆ ug, um, ump: gum, grump, plum, drum, mug, slug, glum, bug, lump, rug, jump, yum

◆ ock, uck, ank, unk, ash: clock, cash, bank, tank, trunk, bunk, shock, sank, block, stuck,
trunk, dash
◆ ake, ale, ame, ate: snake, gate, game, sale, whale, flake, skate, plate, Kate, crate, Jake, brake

◆ ice, ide, ine, oke, ore: broke, mice, rice, wide, vine, twine, slide, ice, shine, tine, spice, shore

◆ ail, ain, eat, aw, ar: pail, train, star, claw, car, jar, Spain, paw, eat, treat, snail, nail

◆ ing, ay, est, y, ight: wing, swing, light, jay, fry, night, spring, king, fly, dry, knight, nest

◆ ack, ick, ink, in, ip, it: brick, flip, chin, chick, hip, grin, tack, kink, knit, snack, stick, pack

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Word Families: ab, ad, ag, am

cl cr c n
l y b s
j t h fl
_am _am _am _am
_ab _ab _ab _ad
_ag _ag _ag _ag
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Word Families: an, ap, at

D b t sn
cl p h c
v r c f
_at _at _at _at
_ap _ap _ap _an
_an _an _an _an
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Word Families: ed, ell, en, et

N b sm w
m p sh t
j p h w
_en _en _en _ell
_ell _ell _et _et
_et _ed _ed _ed
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Word Families: id, ig, ill

h sk w sl
r m f h
b tw p k
_ig _ig _ig _ig
_ig _ill _ill _id
_id _id _id _id
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Word Families: og, op, ot

f kn h l
sh h c d
fr p d p
_op _op _op _ot
_ot _ot _ot _og
_og _og _og _og
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Word Families: ug, um, ump

l r j y
b gl sl m
g gr pl dr
_ump _ump _ump _ug
_ug _ug _ug _um
_um _um _um _um
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Word Families: ock, uck, ank, unk, ash

d tr st bl
s sh b tr
cl c b t
_uck _uck _unk _unk
_ank _ank _ank _ash
_ash _ock _ock _ock
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Word Families: ake, ale, ame, ate

b J cr K
pl sk fl wh
s g g sn
_ame _ale _ale _ake
_ake _ake _ake _ate
_ate _ate _ate _ate
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Word Families: ice, ide, ine, oke, ore

sh sp t sh
tw r w br
(blank) v m sl
_ide _ide _ore _oke
_ice _ice _ice _ice
_ine _ine _ine _ine
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Word Families: ail, ain, eat, aw, ar

c tr cl p
p j Sp sn
(blank) tr st n
_ar _ar _ar _eat
_eat _ail _ail _ail
_aw _aw _ain _ain
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Word Families: ing, ay, est, y, ight

n kn dr fl
fr n sp k
j l sw w
_ay _ing _ing _ing
_ing _est _y _y
_y _ight _ight _ight
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Word Families: ack, ick, ink, in, ip, it

br fl ch ch
h gr t sn
k kn st p
_ick _ick _ick _it
_ip _ip _in _in
_ink _ack _ack _ack
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Concentration Word Cards and Pictures are terrific for teaching word families. Whether they’re
playing Concentration or Nine Cards, your students are sure to have fun.

Concentration
Directions for Play
◆ Photocopy the picture cards and words onto construction paper or card stock. Cut the words and
pictures apart and lay them facedown in a 3 x 4 card arrangement.
◆ Taking turns, each student turns over two cards. If the cards match, the student keeps both cards
and gets to take another turn.
◆ If the cards do not match, the student turns over the cards again and another student takes a turn.

◆ Play continues until all of the cards have been paired. The student with the most pairs of cards
wins the game.

Nine Cards
Directions for Play
◆ Photocopy 2 or 3 different sets of Concentration words and pictures onto construction paper or
card stock. Cut the words and pictures apart. Shuffle the cards and place in a stack facedown.
◆ Lay nine cards out on a 3 x 3 arrangement (see below).

◆ The first player finds all words and pictures that match and removes them from the arrangement.
(In the example, the player would take the smiling person picture and the word “grin”; the push
pin picture and the word “tack”.)
◆ Using the remaining cards, the first
player fills in the four empty spaces.
The second player takes her turn
and removes all words and pictures
grin tack
that match.
◆ Continue in this manner until all of the
cards have been used. The player with
the most pairs wins the game. brick

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Word Families: ab, ad, ag, am

crab yam nag ham

clam lab bag sad

jam tag cab flag

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Word Families: an, ap, at

van rat cat fan

clap pan hat can

snap tap bat Dan

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 Concentration
Word Families: ed, ell, en, et

jet pen hen well

men pet shell ted

Ned bed smell wet

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 Concentration
Word Families: id, ig, ill

kid pig twig bid

hill fig mill rig

hid skid wig slid

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 Concentration
Word Families: og, op, ot

frog pot dog dot

shop fog cot pop

knot hop hog log

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 Concentration
Word Families: ug, um, ump

gum grump plum drum

mug slug glum bug

lump rug jump yum

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 Concentration
Word Families: ing, ay, est, y, ight

clock cash bank tank

truck bunk shock sank

block stuck trunk dash

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 Concentration
Word Families: ake, ale, ame, ate

snake gate game sale

whale flake skate plate

Kate crate Jake bake

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 Concentration
Word Families: ice, ide, ine, oke, ore

broke mice rice wide

vine twine slide ice

shine tine spice shore

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 Concentration
Word Families: ail, ain, eat, aw, ar

pail train star claw

car jar Spain paw

eat treat snail nail

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 Concentration
Word Families: ing, ay, est, y, ight

wing swing light jay

fry night spring king

fly dry knight nest

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Word Families: ack, ick, ink, in, ip, it

brick flip chin chick

hip grin tack kink

knit snack stick pack

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 Word Wheels
Enlarge and photocopy the word wheels and cut apart. Then cut along dots of the window on each
wing and fold back. To assemble the word wheels, place the picture on top of the word wheel. Put a
paper fastener through the middle of each piece. Invite students to practice all the word families in this
book using the variations below.

Variations
◆ Write the beginning sound on the picture page of the word wheel and have the students write the
word family ending.
◆ Write the word family ending and have the students write the beginning sound.

◆ Write both the beginning sound and the word family ending and have the students read the words.

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 Slide-Throughs
1. Write the beginning and
ending sounds on the
strips; photocopy.
2. Cut out the strips
and cut two slits
on the apple.
3. Insert the strips
and read the
words.

beginning sounds ending sounds

beginning sounds
ending sounds

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 Word Family Flip Book
Write the beginning sounds on the left side of each strip and the word family endings on the right side
of each strip. (The same word family ending can be used on each strip or several different word families
b ag
can be used for each flip book.) Photocopy the page and cut out the strips. Staple the beginning sounds
onto the right side of a 4" x 6" index card, and the word family endings onto the left side of the index
Beginning Word Family
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 Toss-a-Word
Photocopy (and enlarge, if desired) the game board below. Write a beginning sound or word family
ending in each box.

To Play the Game

◆ A student tosses two beans (or cubes, bean bags, pennies, etc.). If the letters in each square that the
beans land on make a word, the student earns a point. The next student takes a turn, tossing the two
beans onto the board and checking to see if a word is made.
◆ The winner is the one who makes the most words in ten throws or the first person to make ten words.

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 Puzzle Pieces
Photocopy the selected shapes onto construction paper. Cut out the shapes. On the left side of the
shape, write the beginning sound; and on the right side of the shape, write the word family ending.
Cut each shape apart. Have the students match the beginning sound shapes to the word family ending
to make a word.

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Name
Spin the Wheels!
1. As indicated, on one wheel, write the beginning sounds, and on
the other wheel, write the ending sounds.
2. Use a paper clip as a spinner (see illustration) and spin both of the
spinners. Write the letters on the appropriate line.
3. Circle the letters if they make a real word. Then spin again!

Beginning Sound + Word Family Ending = Word

Beginning Sounds

1. _____ + __________ = _____________

2. _____ + __________ = _____________

3. _____ + __________ = _____________

4. _____ + __________ = _____________

5. _____ + __________ = _____________

6. _____ + __________ = _____________

Word Family Endings

7. _____ + __________ = _____________

8. _____ + __________ = _____________

9. _____ + __________ = _____________

10. _____ + __________ = _____________

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 Bingo Cards
Cut out the Bingo cards. Practice identifying word family endings and words with this fun variation of the favorite childhood game, Bingo.

Word Family Bingo Word Family Bingo

★ ★ ★ ★
Free Free
Space Space
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Word Family Bingo Word Family Bingo

★ ★ ★ ★
Free Free
Space Space
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 Blank Flashcards
Cut out the Blank Flashcards. Use them to match beginning sounds with word family endings. You can make lots of words with just one ending!

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Sort the Words
Your teacher will give you words from two Word Family Activity Sheets.
1. Cut the words apart and mix them up.
2. Sort the words by family. Put all the words in one family in one shape. Put the words
of the other family in the other shape.

Write sentences. Use one word from each group in each sentence.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________

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 Word Family Dice A
Make two copies of this
page. Write beginning
sounds on one die. On the
other die, write the word
family (or families) on
each side of the die.

Assembly Instructions:
1. Cut along all outside
lines (including in and
around large tabs).
2. Fold along all lines.
3. Glue tab A to inside
edge of side D.
4. Fold in side flaps.

Directions for Play

Students roll the Word
Family Dice and try to
form words. Students get
one point for each word
made. The first one to
make six points wins.

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 Answer Key
1
Word Family Activity Mats The __ill Family, p. 20 d
2
B i
The __ab family, p. 7 Crossword Puzzle: 3
s p i l l
Decode: cab, tab, gab, crab, drab, scab Across: 3. spill; 5. ill; 6. fill t l l
4
Down: 1. dill; 2. Bill; 3. still; 4. hill h i l
Alphabetical order: cab, drab, dab, gab, grab, jab, lab, nab, scab, tab 5
i l l
l l
The __ad family, p. 8 The __in Family, p. 21 6
f i l l
Questions: Answers will vary. Decode: grin, shin, chin, in
Alphabetical order: bad, Chad, dad, glad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad Alphabetical order: bin, chin, grin, in,
shin, skin, spin, think, twin, win
The __ag Family, p. 9
Word Meanings: 1. bag; 2. rag; 3. nag; 4. flag; 5. tag; 6. sag The __ip Family, p. 22
Alphabetical order: bag, drag, flag, gag, nag, rag, sag, snag, tag, wag Meanings: 1. nip; 2. sip; 3. ship; 4. skip;
5. trip; 6. zip
The __am Family, p. 10 S L A M Z X Z X S WA M Alphabetical order: dip, flip, hip, lip, nip,
Word Search: R A M X Z X G R A M Z X ship, sip, skip, trip, zip
Alphabetical order: clam, gram, ham, X Z X Z X Z X Z X Y A M
jam, Pam, ram, Sam, slam, swam, yam Z X Z X H A M Z X Z X Z The __it Family, p. 23
X Z X Z C L A M Z X Z X Misspelled words: 1. knit; 2. bit; 3. it; 4. quit; 5. fit
The __an Family, p. 11 X Z X Z X Z X Z P A M X Alphabetical order: bit, fit, it, kit, knit, lit, pit, sit, spit, quit
Scrambled words: 1. ran; 2. than; Z X Z X Z X S A M Z X Z
J A M X Z X Z X Z X Z X The __og Family, p. 24
3. plan; 4. fan; 5. tan; 6. pan h s
Alphabetical order: can, Dan, fan, man, Crossword Puzzle: l o g m
Across: log, frog, clog, bog, jog g f r o g
pan, plan, ran, tan, than, van o g
Down: hog, fog, smog, cog, dog c l o g
The __ap Family, p. 12 Alphabetical order: bog, cog, clog, o d
Decode: clap, trap, slap, cap dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log, smog b o g j o g
Alphabetical order: cap, clap, flap, lap, map, nap, slap, snap, tap, trap d
The __op Family, p. 25
The __at Famil, p. 13 Sentences and pictures will vary.
Missing letter: hat, mat, that, chat, fat, cat, rat, sat, bat, pat Alphabetical order: cop, drop, hop, mop, plop, pop, shop, slop, stop, top
Alphabetical order: bat, cat, chat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, that
The __ot Family, p. 26
The __ed Family, p. 14 Word Meaning: 1. not; 2. cot; 3. hot; 4. pot; 5. spot
Alphabetical order: bed, fed, Fred, led, Ned, red, shed, sled, ted, wed Alphabetical order: cot, dot, got, hot, knot, lot, not, pot, shot, spot
The __ell Family, p. 15 The __ug Family, p. 27 D U G B S N H U G D Y D
Decode: Nell does not like snails. Word search: S L U G X S H R U G L B
Alphabetical order: bell, fell, Nell, sell, shell, smell, spell, tell, well, yell Alphabetical order: bug, chug, dug, Z R D M U G WV S N U G
hug, lug, mug, rug, slug, snug, tug L U G P E E V C H U G M
The __en Family, p. 16 E N T K H O R T B U G S
Sentences will vary. The __um Family, p. 28 T U G M D J V A N R L C
Word Power: pen Same Meaning: 1. sum; 2. glum;
Alphabetical order: Ben, den, hen, Jen, men, pen, ten, then, when, yen 3. chum; 4. plum
Alphabetical order: chum, drum,
The __et Family, p. 17 B N E T C N Y E T L C G
X G D D Y C B B I M E T
glum, gum, hum, plum, sum, strum, swum, yum
Word Search:
Alphabetical order: bet, get, jet, let, X K L Y P E T V N V S K
The __ump Family, p. 29
L E T G A N J E T Y K G
met, net, pet, set, wet, yet Scrambled Words: 1. clump; 2. dump; 3. stump; 4. thump
P G R Y L B E T X A Y P
W E T U O D G E T F J A Alphabetical order: bump, clump, dump, grump, jump, lump, mump,
K C R WB V R S E T R U pump, stump, thump
N R D R S U AW Q S C O
The __ack Family, p. 30
Compound words: (thumb)tack; (back)pack; (flap)jack
Alphabetical order: back, black, jack, Mack, pack, rack, sack, snack, tack,
The __id Family, p. 18 G R I D N S K I D D Y D track
Word Search: S L I D X S R I D H L B
Alphabetical order: bid, did, grid, Z R D WV P E E V K I D The __ick Family, p. 31
M E N T B I D K H O R T Sample words: Nick, quick, Rick, tick, wick, flick, thick
hid, kid, lid, mid, rid, skid, slid
M I D S M D J V L I D A
Sentences will vary.
The __ig Family, p. 19 N R L C Y X O I M J W I
L H Z H T O D I D F T V Alphabetical order: brick, chick, click, kick, lick, pick, sick, slick, stick,
Sentences: 1. fig; 2. twig; 3. dig; 4. jig; trick
H I D K N X A Z O B N F
5. wig; 6. big
Alphabetical order: big, dig, fig, gig, jig,
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The __ink Family, p. 32 X L I N K X S T I N K X The __oke Family, p. 45 B R O K E E RWO K E M
Word search: T H I N K X X X X X X X Word Search: S M O K E B C O K E S N
Alphabetical order: blink, drink, ink, X X X X X B L I N K X X Alphabetical order: broke, Coke, c J O K E D Y D X S H L B
X X X X X S I N K X X X Z R D W V P S T R O K E
kink, link, rink, sink, stink, think, wink D R I N K X X X X X X X
hoke, joke, poke, smoke, spoke,
C H O K E E E V M E N T
W I N K X X S I N K X X stroke, woke, yoke S M D J V A N
The __ock Family, p. 33 K H O R T
R I N K X X X X X X X X R L C Y X O P O K E I M
Sentences: 1. knock; 2. block; 3. lock; X X X X X X X K I N K X The __ore Family, p. 46
S P O K E J WY O K E I
4. sock; 5. dock; 6. rock Word Meaning: 1. shore; 2. chore;
Alphabetical order: block, clock, dock, knock, lock, rock, sock, smock, 3. sore
sock, tock Alphabetical order: chore, more pore, score, shore, snore, sore, store,
tore, wore
The __uck Family, p. 34 C H U C K B A X D U C K
Word search: B U C K C L U C K H H P The __ail Family, p. 47
Alphabetical order: buck, Chuck, R V S L U C K S T U C K Sentences will vary.
cluck, duck, luck, pluck, puck, S T R U C K M P U C K F Alphabetical order: fail, Gail, mail, nail, pail, sail, snail, tail, trail, wail
P L U C K T M L Y T C P
struck, stuck, truck
T R U C K K T P O J D F The __ain Family, p. 48
The __ank Family, p. 35 Sentences: 1.brain; 2. train; 3. grain; 4. Drain
Sample words: dank, lank, clank, crank, Alphabetical order: brain, chain, drain, grain, main, pain, plain, rain,
flank, plank, shank, stank, thank Spain, train
Sentences will vary
The __eat Family, p. 49
The __unk Family, p. 36 Word Meaning: 1. beat ; 2. neat ; 3. treat ; 4. heat ; 5. wheat ; 6. seat
Word meaning: 1. trunk; 2. bunk; 3. dunk; 4. sunk; 5. junk; 6. hunk Alphabetical order: beat, cheat, cleat, eat, heat, meat, neat, seat, treat,
Alphabetical order: bunk, chunk, dunk, drunk, hunk, junk, slunk, stunk, wheat
sunk, trunk
The __aw Family, p. 50
The __ash Family, p. 37 Pictures will vary.
1. rash; 2. trash; 3. bash; 4. cash; 5. crash; 6. dash Alphabetical order: claw, draw, flaw, jaw, law, paw, raw, saw, slaw, straw
Alphabetical order: bash, cash, crash, dash, flash, hash, lash, rash, smash,
The __ar Family, p. 51
trash
Sample words: hat, cat, rat, bat, ate, brat, late, car, oat, tool, hate, hot,
The __ake Family, p. 38 crab, heart, take, batch, reach, cot, log, role, bale, car, cleat, tale, cola,
Sentences and pictures will vary. root, boot
Alphabetical order: bake, cake, flake, Jake, make, rake, shake, snake, take, Alphabetical order: bar, car, far, jar, mar, par, scar, spar, star, tar
wake
The __ing Family, p. 52
The __ale Family, p. 39 Word Meaning: 1. bring ; 2. sing ; 3. ring ; 4. king
Missing letters: sale, tale, scale, stale, whale, pale, gale, male Alphabetical order: bring, king, ring, sing, spring, sting, string, swing,
Alphabetical order: bale, gale, hale, male, pale, sale, scale, stale, tale, whale thing, wing

The __ame Family, p. 40 flame came

The __ay Family, p. 53
Matching: shame tame
Word Meaning: 1. jay ; 2. gray ; 3. way ; 4. play
Alphabetical order: blame, fame flame
Alphabetical order: day, gray, hay, jay, lay, may, play, say, stay, way
came, fame, flame, frame, tame shame The __est Family, p. 54
game, name, same, shame,
lame fame Word Meaning: 1. pest ; 2. rest ; 3. chest
tame
came lame Alphabetical order: best, chest, crest, guest, nest, pest, rest, test, vest, west
The __ate Family, p. 41
The __y Family, p. 55
Sentences: 1. skate, gate; 2. plate; 3. crate; 4. Kate; 5. date; 6. Late
Sample words: sky, spy, ply, pry, spry
Alphabetical order: crate, date, gate, grate, hate, Kate, late, plate, rate,
Alphabetical order: by, cry, dry, fly, fry, my, shy, sty, try, why
skate
The __ight Family, p. 56 N I G H T B R I G H T X
The __ice Family, p. 42
Word search: X Y Z X M I G H T X X Z
Riddle answers: 1. ice; 2. mice; 3. dice; 4. price; 5. twice
Alphabetical order: bright, fight, fright, L I G H T Z T I G H T X
Alphabetical order: dice, ice, lice, mice, nice, price, rice, slice, spice, twice R I G H T Y X S I G H T
knight, light, might, night, right,
Y Z F R I G H T Z Y X Z
The __ide Family, p. 43 sight, tight
K N I G H T X N Y Z X Y
Scrambled words: 1. bride; 2. side; 3. wide; 4. hide; 5. glide; 6. pride X Y Z X Y Z X Y Z Y X Y
Alphabetical order: bride, glide, hide, pride, ride, side, slide, stride, tide, F I G H T Z Y X Y Z X Y
wide

The __ine Famly, p. 44

Sentences: 1. twine; 2. vine; 3. nine; 4. dine; 5. shine; 6. mine
Alphabetical order: dine, fine, line, mine, nine, pine, shine, tine, twine,
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