CVC 'ig' Family Worksheet: Read and Reveal the Pictures!
This worksheet builds reading fluency for children ages 4-5 around the 'ig' word family, such as 'pig' and 'big', combining phonics practice with a self-checking cut-and-reveal format. Repeated exposure to the same word ending across several words trains children to recognize that chunk automatically, which is a key step toward reading words in whole units rather than sound by sound. The hidden picture reveal gives children a built-in way to confirm their own reading accuracy.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Have your child sound out and read the first 'ig' family word, blending the beginning letter with the shared 'ig' ending. Ask them to predict which picture is hidden underneath based on the word. Help them cut along the dotted line and fold the flap to reveal the picture, checking whether it matches their reading. Repeat through the rest of the words, encouraging your child to read each new one a little faster since the ending is now familiar.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Pencil
Extension activities
- •Use letter tiles to build 'ig' family words, changing just the first letter each time.
- •Make up a silly sentence together using two 'ig' words, like 'the pig did a jig'.
- •Play a drawing game where your child illustrates one 'ig' word without seeing the worksheet picture first.
- •Create a short list of other real or nonsense words ending in 'ig' and read them together.
- •Have your child write one 'ig' word independently on a whiteboard.
Tips for parents and teachers
Watch whether your child starts anticipating the 'ig' ending after the first couple of words — that shift from sounding out to recognizing the pattern is the real payoff of word family practice. If cutting is tricky, focus your help there so the reading portion stays the main task. Keep the tone light and let each reveal feel like a small win.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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