Word familes are words taht have the same sounds and spelling. If your
child can spell ball, then he/she should be able to spell call.
Please practice these word familes with your child. Can you add to the list?
Short a
-ad
bad, had, dad, lad, mad, pad, sad,
-ap
cap, clap, flap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap, tap,
-at
at, bat, brat, cat, chat, fat, flat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, that, vat,
-am
ham, dam, jam, ram, Sam, slam, wham,
-an
ran, can, clan, Dan, fan, spam, Stan, tan
-ash
trash, mash, crash, dash
-ack
black, rack, tack, back, sack
-ag
rag, flag, snag, drag
Short o
-op
mop, cap, hop, stop, flop
-ock
sock, rock, mock, clock
-og
log, jog, dog, log, fag, frog,
-ot
rot, pot, lot,
Short e
-eg
pet, leg, beg,
-en
ten, hen, men, when, pen
-et
pet, wet, jet, get, net
-est
vest, west, pest, chest, quest
