Family Words Worksheet: Picture Matching and Word Recognition
Children ages 4-6 practice recognizing and reading words from the 'family' word group, like 'candle' becoming 'candle-family' patterns or similar word-family endings, by matching written words to their corresponding pictures. Word family practice builds phonics pattern recognition, helping children read new words faster by spotting familiar chunks within them.
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Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5
This is page 12 of the pack. Ages 4-5 · Pre-KAges 4-5 · ReceptionAges 4-5 · LKGAges 4-5
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- Topic:
- Word Families
- Skill:
- CVC Short E Families (Phonics - CVC Words): CVC word families with short e: -en, -et.
- Pack:
- Page 12 of 28 in Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5.
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture together and read the word choices provided, sounding out each one slowly. Have your child tick the word that correctly matches the picture. For the second part of the page, have them cut out the pictures, read each written word, and glue the correct picture into the box beside its matching word.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue or Tape
Extension activities
- 1Create a matching game using flashcards with word family words and their pictures.
- 2Write a few simple sentences together using some of the words from this word family.
- 3Draw pictures to represent each word family word your child practiced.
- 4Search for other words that share the same word family pattern during reading time.
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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