Word Families Practice – Class 1 Sheet
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Word Families Practice – Class 1 Sheet
EnglishClass 1Free DownloadPDF
Tanishka SharmaVisit Profile
I’m a passionate and fun-loving educator with 5 years of teaching experience, including the last 2 years at PlanetSpark. Along with my teaching journey, I also bring 2 years of corporate experience, which helps me connect practical communication skills with real-world applications. I love helping students build confidence, improve their communication, and grow into their best selves.
Word Patterns in Play: Build and Read with Ease for Class 1
Word families help children spot rhyming patterns and build reading fluency. This Class 1 worksheet introduces five important short vowel word families: –at, –am, –an, –et, and –en. Through matching, coloring, and fill-in-the-blanks, learners will gain confidence in recognizing and building simple CVC words!
📌 Why Should Children of This Age Group Learn This Topic?
🧠 Helps students identify word patterns and rhyming sounds.
🔤 Builds decoding and early reading fluency.
✍️ Supports word recognition, pronunciation, and spelling.
📚 Introduces sound blending and phonics logic in a fun way.
🎯 What Are the Learning Outcomes?
By completing this worksheet, learners will:
1. Build and identify CVC words from 5 key word families.
2. Use visual clues and sound blending to read and write words.
3. Strengthen vocabulary through pattern-based practice.
4. Improve confidence in early reading and spelling.
📚 What Does This Worksheet Offer?
📘 A set of 5 progressive exercises—each focused on one word family.
🧩 Includes matching, coloring, word-building, and sound identification.
🧒 Uses familiar vocabulary like cat, jam, man, wet, and hen.
🎯 Perfect for phonics reinforcement, independent practice, or class review.
🧠 Breakdown of the Exercises:
Exercise 1 – Word Family: –at
🖍️ Task: Match the word to the correct picture.
🔤 Words: cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, sat, fat, flat, chat, pat
Exercise 2 – Word Family: –am
🖍️ Task: Color only the words ending in –am from a large group.
🧩 Words to color: jam, ham, yam, Ram, clam, slam, wham, tram, Sam, dam, etc.
Exercise 3 – Word Family: –an
🧠 Task: Fill in the blanks using “–an” to complete the word.
🔤 Clues: f _ _, m _ _, r _ _, p _ _, t _ _, etc.
🎯 Examples: fan, man, ran, pan, tan
Exercise 4 – Word Family: –et
🔎 Task: Circle the word that belongs to the –et family in each row.
📝 Word families tested: net, pet, jet, vet, wet, bet, get, met, set
Exercise 5 – Word Family: –en
🖍️ Task: Color only the words ending in –en from a word bank.
🔤 Correct words: pen, hen, ten, den, men, Ben, yen, when, then, open, oven, green
✨ Read in Rhymes, Write in Patterns!
Download this Class 1 worksheet to help your child explore rhyming word families through 5 fun activities. A must-have for strengthening early phonics, vocabulary, and reading readiness!
Use word families to support phonics and word recognition growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Word families group words with the same ending pattern.
They show predictable letter-sound combinations.
Sorting words into matching endings like -at or -in.
