Word Families: -it, -in, -ig Worksheet

Question 1

Read the words: sit, hit, bit. What word family do they belong to?

Accepted Answer

The words sit, hit, and bit belong to the -it word family because they all end with -it.

Question 2

Fill in the missing letters to make the word that names the picture: p___. The picture shows a pig.

Accepted Answer

The word is pig. Pig belongs to the -ig word family.

Question 3

Circle the word that belongs in the -in word family: cat, fin, dog.

Accepted Answer

The word fin belongs in the -in word family because it ends with -in.

Question 4

Write one word that rhymes with sit.

Accepted Answer

A correct answer could be hit, bit, fit, or kit because these words rhyme with sit.

Question 5

Read the words: pin, win, tin. What word family do they belong to?

Accepted Answer

The words pin, win, and tin belong to the -in word family because they all end with -in.

Question 6

Fill in the missing letters to make the word that names the picture: h___. The picture shows a child digging a hole.

Accepted Answer

The word is dig. Dig belongs to the -ig word family.

Question 7

Choose the word that rhymes with big: bag, wig, bed.

Accepted Answer

The word wig rhymes with big because both words end with -ig.

Question 8

Sort these words into word families: fit, pin, big, win, sit, pig.

Accepted Answer

The -it words are fit and sit. The -in words are pin and win. The -ig words are big and pig.

Question 9

Write the word that names the picture: a pin.

Accepted Answer

The word is pin. Pin belongs to the -in word family.

Question 10

Add one beginning sound to -it to make a real word.

Accepted Answer

A correct answer could be sit, hit, bit, fit, kit, or pit because each word ends with -it.

Question 11

Which word does not belong with the others: dig, wig, sit, pig?

Accepted Answer

The word sit does not belong because it is in the -it word family, while dig, wig, and pig are in the -ig word family.

Question 12

Complete the sentence with an -in word: I can ___ the game.

Accepted Answer

The sentence can be completed as: I can win the game. Win is an -in word.

Question 13

Write the word that names the picture: a kit with tools.

Accepted Answer

The word is kit. Kit belongs to the -it word family.

Question 14

Read the words: big, dig, wig. Write the letters that are the same at the end of each word.

Accepted Answer

The letters that are the same are -ig because each word ends with i and g.

Question 15

Draw a line to match each word to its word family: hit, fin, jig. Families: -it, -in, -ig.

Accepted Answer

Hit matches -it. Fin matches -in. Jig matches -ig.

Word Families: -it, -in, -ig