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Language Arts: Word Families -at -an -ap

Practice reading and writing short vowel word families

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Language Arts: Word Families -at -an -ap

Practice reading and writing short vowel word families

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Say the sounds out loud if it helps. Write your answer on the line.
  1. 1

    Add the beginning sound c to -at. Write the word.

    Say c, then say at.

    Adding c to -at makes the word cat.
  2. 2

    Add the beginning sound m to -an. Write the word.

    Adding m to -an makes the word man.
  3. 3

    Add the beginning sound m to -ap. Write the word.

    A map helps you find places.

    Adding m to -ap makes the word map.
  4. 4

    Circle the words that belong in the -at family: cat, can, bat, cap.

    The words cat and bat belong in the -at family because they end with -at.
  5. 5

    Look at the picture of a pan. Fill in the missing letter: _an.

    The word starts with the sound p.

    The missing letter is p, so the word is pan.
  6. 6

    Sort these words into word families: cat, fan, map. Write each word under -at, -an, or -ap.

    Cat goes with -at, fan goes with -an, and map goes with -ap.
  7. 7

    Which word rhymes with hat: sun or bat?

    Rhyming words have the same ending sound.

    Bat rhymes with hat because both words end with -at.
  8. 8

    Change the first sound in cap to n. Write the new word.

    Changing the first sound in cap to n makes the word nap.
  9. 9

    Read these words: ran, pan, tan. What word family do they belong to?

    Look at the last two letters in each word.

    Ran, pan, and tan belong to the -an word family because they all end with -an.
  10. 10

    Match each word to its family: tap, rat, can. Use -at, -an, and -ap.

    Tap matches -ap, rat matches -at, and can matches -an.
  11. 11

    Complete the sentence with cap or map: The ___ is on my head.

    A cap is something you can wear.

    The correct word is cap. The sentence is: The cap is on my head.
  12. 12

    Write one word from the -ap family.

    A correct answer could be cap, map, nap, or tap because each word ends with -ap.
  13. 13

    What word family is mat in: -at, -an, or -ap?

    Look at the ending letters in mat.

    Mat is in the -at word family because it ends with -at.
  14. 14

    Find the word that does not belong: fan, pan, pat, can.

    Three words have the same ending.

    Pat does not belong because it ends with -at, and the other words end with -an.
  15. 15

    Add r to each ending. Write the three words: r + -at, r + -an, r + -ap.

    Adding r makes the words rat, ran, and rap.
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