Word-Families-and-Rhymes---78p

WordFamiliescollectedandcompiledbyDJCrystaLvisit(accordingtoWylieandDurrell)are:ack,ain,ake,ale,all,ame,an,ank,ap,ash,at,ate,aw,ay,eat,ell,est,ice,ick,ide,ight,ill,in,ine,ing,ink,ip,it,ock,oke,op,ore,ot,uck,ug,ump,unk.Manyofthenurseryrhymescontaincommonwordfamilies.Youcanusetheserhymestoteachtheselettercombinations(andhowtheyarespelledandspoken),havingthestudentssoundthemoutaftermemorizingtherhyme.Youcanstudyonewordfamilyaweek.StudentscanusetheLittleExplorersPictureDictionarytolookformorewordsthatbelongtowordfamilies.ThefollowingisalistofthemostcommonwordfamiliesinEnglish(fromWylieandDurrell,1970,plusafewotherwordfamilies)andexemplarsofeach.WordFamiliesackattackbackblackcrackhackJackknacklackpackquackracksacksnackstacktacktrackwhackZackadadbaddadhadladmadpadsadailailfailhailjailmailnailpailrailsailsnailtailwailainbraingaingrainmainpainplainrainslainSpainstraintrainakebakebrakecakefakeflakelakemakerakesakestaketakewakealebaledalegalemalepalesalestaletaleallballcallfallhallmallstalltallwallamcamdamdramhamjamlamPamramSamslamtamwham2amecamefamegamelamenamesameshametameananbanbrancanclanDanfanflanFranJanpanranspanStantanvanankbankblankcrankdankdrankHankplankprankranksanktankthankapcapclapflapgaplapmapnaprapsaptaptrapwrapashashbashcashdashflashgashhashlashmashrashsashslashstashatatbatbratcatchatfatflathatmatpatratsatspattatthatvatateabateatecratedatefategratehatelatemateplatesatestateawclawflawdrawflawgnawjawlawpawrawsawslawstrawthawayawaybraybayclaydaydelayflaygaygrayhayjaylaymaynaypayplayprayraysayspraystayswaytraywayeatbeateatfeatheatmeatneatpeatseatwheateeleelfeelheelkeelpeelreelsteelwheeleepbeepcreepdeepjeepkeeppeepsheepsleepsteepweepeetbeetfeetfleetgreetmeetsleetsweetellbellcelldelldwellfellsellsmellspellswelltellwellenBendenfengentlemenhenmenpentenwrenentbentcentdentlentrentsenttentventwent3estbestjestnestpestquestresttestvestwesticeicedicenicemicericesliceickkicklicknickpickquickRicksickslickstickthickticktrickwickidebridehideprideridesideslidetidewideifefifeknifelifewifeightbrightdelightfightflightfrightlightmightnightrightsightslighttighttonightilefilemileNilepilerilesmilestiletilevilewhileillbillhillillJillpillsillstilltillwillinbindingrininkinpinshinspinthintinwininedinefinelinemineninepineswinetinevineingbringclingflingkingpingringsingslingspringstingstringswingthingwingzinginkblinkbrinkinklinkminkpinkrinksinkthinkwinkipgriphiplipnipshipsipsliptiptripwhipitbitfitgrithititkitlitpitquitsitspittwitwitoatboatcoatfloatgloatgoatoatthroatockblockclockcockdockflockfrocklockmocko'clockrocksockstockogbogcogclogdogfogfroghogjoglogslogoilboilbroilcoilfoiloilsoilspoiltoilokeawokeblokebrokejokepokespokestrokewokeooboogoomooshootoozoooodgoodhoodstoodwoodoofgoofproofroofspoofookbookbrookcookcrookhooklooknookshooktookoombloomboombroomdoomgloomloomroomzoom4oodbroodfoodmoodoolcoolpoolspoolstooltooloongoonmoonnoonsoonspoonoopdroophooploopscoopsnooptroopoot(longoo)boothootscootshootoot(shortoo)footsootopbopcopcropdropflopmoppopstoptoporeborecorechoreloremoreoreporesorestoretoreworeorncornmornscornthornotapricotblotcotdotgothotjotlotnotplotpotrotshotspottottrotoughtboughtbroughtfoughtoughtsoughtthoughtouldcouldshouldwouldousedousehouselousemousespouseoutaboutoutloutpoutshoutspoutstouttoutow(rhymeswithcow)bowcowchowhownowplowsowvowwowow(rhymeswithlow)bowblowcrowflowglowgrowlowmowrowshowslowsnowsowstowthrowtowownbrowncrowndowndrownfrowngownnightgowntownuckbuckduckluckmuckpuckpluckstucktuckyuckugbugdughugjuglugmugpugrugtugumpbumpdumphumpjumplumppumprumpstumptrumpunkbunkflunkjunklunkplunkpunkslunksunktrunk5WordfamiliesusedinNurseryRhymes:6Bees:ay,may,hay.BeesAswarmofbeesinMay,Isworthaloadofhay.AswarmofbeesinJune,Isworthasilverspoon.AswarmofbeesinJuly,Isn'tworthafly.----THEEND----7TheBoyintheBarn:ay,hay,away.TheBoyintheBarnAlittleboywentintothebarn,Andlaydownonsomehay.Anowlcameout,Andflewabout,Andthelittleboyranaway.----THEEND----8CurlyLocks:ine,mine,swine.CurlyLocksCurlylocks,Curlylocks,Willyoubemine?Youshallnotwashdishes,Norfeedtheswine,Butsitonacushion,Andsewafineseam,Andfeeduponstrawberries,Sugar,andcream.9FiveSpeckledFrogs:og,frog,log;ool,cool,pool.FiveLittleSpeckledFrogsFive5littlespeckledfrogs,Sittingonahollowlog,Eatingsomemostdeliciousbugs,Yum,Yum.One1frogjumpedinthepool,Whereitwasniceandcool,Nowtherearefour4speckledfrogs,Glub,glub.10Four4littlespeckledfrogs,Sittingonahollowlog,Eatingsomemostdeliciousbugs,Yum,Yum.One1frogjumpedinthepool,Whereitwasniceandcool,Nowtherearethree3speckledfrogs,Glub,glub.Three3littlespeckledfrogs,Sittingonahollowlog,Eatingsomemostdeliciousbugs,Yum,Yum.11One1frogjumpedinthepool,Whereitwasniceandcool,Nowtherearetwo2speckledfrogs,Glub,glub.Two2littlespeckledfrogs,Sittingonahollowlog