Soarin' In First
First Grade Word Families
Short A: Short I: Short O: Short E: Short U:
__an __in __ot __ed __un
__at __id __op __et __ut
__am __it __on __en __ug
__ap __im __est
__ad __ill __ell
__and __ick
__ank __ing
__ink
__ish
Long A: Long I: Long O: Long E: Blends: Other Sounds
__ake __ight __ome __ea __Tr ____aw
__ame __ine __one __ee __Br ____all
__ace __ide __oa __Cr ____oo__
__ate __ice __ose Sh__
__ain __ow Ch__
__ane __tch
__ai__
__ay
In first grade, we will learn all of these word families. These are based on the first grade common core foundational reading standards. If your child knows all of these word families they will begin to see them in larger words which will enable them to break apart words and sound them out!