1st Grade · Reading & Writing
Word Families
Free printable 1st Grade reading & writing worksheet: Word Families. It lines up with Common Core RF.1.3.B. For ages 6-7. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 1st Grade
- Subject
- Reading & Writing
- Ages
- 6–7
- Standard
- RF.1.3.B
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Word Families” is sheet 1 of 30 in our free 1st Grade Reading & Writing Worksheets collection, written for children aged 6–7.
It is the first sheet in the set, so it is a good place to start; “The Magic of Silent E” comes next.
What this worksheet practices
RF.1.3.B · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 1
Reading: Foundational Skills · Phonics & word recognition
Children work on matching letters to sounds and using them to decode and spell words.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Do "The Magic of Silent E" with a pencil in hand: have your child write the word without the e, read it, then add the e and read it again. Hearing the vowel change themselves is what makes the rule stick.
- 2
Read each passage twice. Once for the story, once for the questions. Almost every first-grade comprehension error comes from answering after a single read.
- 3
Do not skip the non-fiction passage. Informational text is roughly half of what is assessed from first grade onward and is the kind children get least practice with at home.
- 4
For "Capital Letters and End Marks", use your child's own writing as the follow-up exercise. Correcting their sentence teaches more than correcting a stranger's.
