Word Family Worksheets for Longer Words, -ack to -ight

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Made at homeroomtools.comList 1: -ackWord boxWrite the missing letters. Then write the whole word.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Spelling: missing lettersrackpackbacksacktracktacksnackblackbpsrtblsntr
Made at homeroomtools.comList 1: -ackWrite the missing letters. Then write the whole word.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Spelling: missing lettersAnswer keybackpacksackracktackblacksnacktrack
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8 words (List 1: -ack), missing letters, on 1 page and 1 page of answers, Letter portrait.

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List 1: -ack 8

  • back Starts with b, then the ending ack.
  • black Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + ack.
  • pack Starts with p, then the ending ack.
  • rack Starts with r, then the ending ack.
  • sack Starts with s, then the ending ack.
  • snack Two sounds before the ending, s and n: sn + ack.
  • tack Starts with t, then the ending ack.
  • track Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + ack.

List 2: -ank 8

  • bank Starts with b, then the ending ank.
  • blank Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + ank.
  • drank Two sounds before the ending, d and r: dr + ank.
  • plank Two sounds before the ending, p and l: pl + ank.
  • sank Starts with s, then the ending ank.
  • tank Starts with t, then the ending ank.
  • thank Starts with th, two letters for one sound, then ank.
  • yank Starts with y, then the ending ank.

List 3: -ash 8

  • cash Starts with c, then the ending ash.
  • crash Two sounds before the ending, c and r: cr + ash.
  • dash Starts with d, then the ending ash.
  • flash Two sounds before the ending, f and l: fl + ash.
  • mash Starts with m, then the ending ash.
  • smash Two sounds before the ending, s and m: sm + ash.
  • splash Three sounds before the ending, s, p and l: spl + ash.
  • trash Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + ash.
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List 4: -and 8

  • band Starts with b, then the ending and. It sounds the same as banned.
  • bland Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + and.
  • brand Two sounds before the ending, b and r: br + and.
  • grand Two sounds before the ending, g and r: gr + and.
  • hand Starts with h, then the ending and.
  • land Starts with l, then the ending and.
  • sand Starts with s, then the ending and.
  • stand Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + and.

List 5: -amp 8

  • camp Starts with c, then the ending amp.
  • champ Starts with ch, two letters for one sound, then amp.
  • clamp Two sounds before the ending, c and l: cl + amp.
  • cramp Two sounds before the ending, c and r: cr + amp.
  • damp Starts with d, then the ending amp.
  • lamp Starts with l, then the ending amp.
  • ramp Starts with r, then the ending amp.
  • stamp Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + amp.

List 6: -ell 8

  • bell Starts with b, then the ending ell.
  • fell Starts with f, then the ending ell.
  • sell Starts with s, then the ending ell. It sounds the same as cell.
  • shell Starts with sh, two letters for one sound, then ell.
  • smell Two sounds before the ending, s and m: sm + ell.
  • tell Starts with t, then the ending ell.
  • well Starts with w, then the ending ell.
  • yell Starts with y, then the ending ell.

List 7: -est 8

  • best Starts with b, then the ending est.
  • chest Starts with ch, two letters for one sound, then est.
  • nest Starts with n, then the ending est.
  • pest Starts with p, then the ending est.
  • rest Starts with r, then the ending est.
  • test Starts with t, then the ending est.
  • vest Starts with v, then the ending est.
  • west Starts with w, then the ending est.

List 8: -ent 8

  • bent Starts with b, then the ending ent.
  • dent Starts with d, then the ending ent.
  • lent Starts with l, then the ending ent.
  • rent Starts with r, then the ending ent.
  • sent Starts with s, then the ending ent. It sounds the same as cent.
  • spent Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + ent.
  • tent Starts with t, then the ending ent.
  • went Starts with w, then the ending ent.

List 9: -end 8

  • bend Starts with b, then the ending end.
  • blend Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + end.
  • lend Starts with l, then the ending end.
  • mend Starts with m, then the ending end.
  • send Starts with s, then the ending end.
  • spend Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + end.
  • tend Starts with t, then the ending end.
  • trend Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + end.

List 10: -ick 8

  • brick Two sounds before the ending, b and r: br + ick.
  • chick Starts with ch, two letters for one sound, then ick.
  • kick Starts with k, then the ending ick.
  • lick Starts with l, then the ending ick.
  • pick Starts with p, then the ending ick.
  • stick Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + ick.
  • tick Starts with t, then the ending ick.
  • trick Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + ick.

List 11: -ill 8

  • bill Starts with b, then the ending ill.
  • chill Starts with ch, two letters for one sound, then ill.
  • drill Two sounds before the ending, d and r: dr + ill.
  • fill Starts with f, then the ending ill.
  • grill Two sounds before the ending, g and r: gr + ill.
  • hill Starts with h, then the ending ill.
  • mill Starts with m, then the ending ill.
  • spill Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + ill.

List 12: -ing 8

  • bring Two sounds before the ending, b and r: br + ing.
  • king Starts with k, then the ending ing.
  • ring Starts with r, then the ending ing. It sounds the same as wring.
  • sing Starts with s, then the ending ing.
  • spring Three sounds before the ending, s, p and r: spr + ing.
  • swing Two sounds before the ending, s and w: sw + ing.
  • thing Starts with th, two letters for one sound, then ing.
  • wing Starts with w, then the ending ing.

List 13: -ink 8

  • blink Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + ink.
  • drink Two sounds before the ending, d and r: dr + ink.
  • link Starts with l, then the ending ink.
  • pink Starts with p, then the ending ink.
  • rink Starts with r, then the ending ink.
  • sink Starts with s, then the ending ink.
  • think Starts with th, two letters for one sound, then ink.
  • wink Starts with w, then the ending ink.

List 14: -ock 8

  • block Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + ock.
  • clock Two sounds before the ending, c and l: cl + ock.
  • dock Starts with d, then the ending ock.
  • flock Two sounds before the ending, f and l: fl + ock.
  • knock Starts with kn, then the ending ock. The k is silent.
  • lock Starts with l, then the ending ock.
  • rock Starts with r, then the ending ock.
  • sock Starts with s, then the ending ock.

List 15: -ot 8

  • blot Two sounds before the ending, b and l: bl + ot.
  • forgot Two syllables: for + got. The second one rhymes with the rest of this list.
  • knot Starts with kn, then the ending ot. The k is silent. It sounds the same as not.
  • plot Two sounds before the ending, p and l: pl + ot.
  • shot Starts with sh, two letters for one sound, then ot.
  • slot Two sounds before the ending, s and l: sl + ot.
  • spot Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + ot.
  • trot Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + ot.

List 16: -uck 8

  • buck Starts with b, then the ending uck.
  • cluck Two sounds before the ending, c and l: cl + uck.
  • duck Starts with d, then the ending uck.
  • luck Starts with l, then the ending uck.
  • pluck Two sounds before the ending, p and l: pl + uck.
  • stuck Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + uck.
  • truck Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + uck.
  • tuck Starts with t, then the ending uck.

List 17: -ump 8

  • bump Starts with b, then the ending ump.
  • dump Starts with d, then the ending ump.
  • jump Starts with j, then the ending ump.
  • lump Starts with l, then the ending ump.
  • plump Two sounds before the ending, p and l: pl + ump.
  • pump Starts with p, then the ending ump.
  • stump Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + ump.
  • thump Starts with th, two letters for one sound, then ump.

List 18: -unk 8

  • bunk Starts with b, then the ending unk.
  • chunk Starts with ch, two letters for one sound, then unk.
  • dunk Starts with d, then the ending unk.
  • junk Starts with j, then the ending unk.
  • shrunk Starts with sh and r, then the ending unk.
  • skunk Two sounds before the ending, s and k: sk + unk.
  • sunk Starts with s, then the ending unk.
  • trunk Two sounds before the ending, t and r: tr + unk.

List 19: -ake 8

  • bake Starts with b, then the ending ake.
  • flake Two sounds before the ending, f and l: fl + ake.
  • make Starts with m, then the ending ake.
  • rake Starts with r, then the ending ake.
  • shake Starts with sh, two letters for one sound, then ake.
  • snake Two sounds before the ending, s and n: sn + ake.
  • take Starts with t, then the ending ake.
  • wake Starts with w, then the ending ake.

List 20: -ale 8

  • bale Starts with b, then the ending ale. It sounds the same as bail.
  • gale Starts with g, then the ending ale.
  • kale Starts with k, then the ending ale.
  • pale Starts with p, then the ending ale. It sounds the same as pail.
  • scale Two sounds before the ending, s and c: sc + ale.
  • stale Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + ale.
  • tale Starts with t, then the ending ale. It sounds the same as tail.
  • whale Starts with wh, two letters for one sound, then ale. It sounds the same as wail.

List 21: -ate 8

  • crate Two sounds before the ending, c and r: cr + ate.
  • date Starts with d, then the ending ate.
  • late Starts with l, then the ending ate.
  • mate Starts with m, then the ending ate.
  • plate Two sounds before the ending, p and l: pl + ate.
  • rate Starts with r, then the ending ate.
  • skate Two sounds before the ending, s and k: sk + ate.
  • state Two sounds before the ending, s and t: st + ate.

List 22: -ice 8

  • advice Two syllables: ad + vice. The second one rhymes with the rest of this list.
  • dice Starts with d, then the ending ice.
  • mice Starts with m, then the ending ice.
  • price Two sounds before the ending, p and r: pr + ice.
  • rice Starts with r, then the ending ice.
  • slice Two sounds before the ending, s and l: sl + ice.
  • spice Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + ice.
  • twice Two sounds before the ending, t and w: tw + ice.

List 23: -ine 8

  • dine Starts with d, then the ending ine.
  • mine Starts with m, then the ending ine.
  • nine Starts with n, then the ending ine.
  • pine Starts with p, then the ending ine.
  • shine Starts with sh, two letters for one sound, then ine.
  • spine Two sounds before the ending, s and p: sp + ine.
  • twine Two sounds before the ending, t and w: tw + ine.
  • vine Starts with v, then the ending ine.

List 24: -ight 8

  • bright Two sounds before the ending, b and r: br + ight.
  • fight Starts with f, then the ending ight.
  • light Starts with l, then the ending ight.
  • might Starts with m, then the ending ight. It sounds the same as mite.
  • night Starts with n, then the ending ight. It sounds the same as knight.
  • right Starts with r, then the ending ight. It sounds the same as write.
  • sight Starts with s, then the ending ight. It sounds the same as site.
  • tight Starts with t, then the ending ight.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 192 English words in 24 word families, eight words to an ending, with our own hints. Every word has four letters or more, so no list repeats a three-letter word list. The letters left out of every word are the letters of its ending. Every word was checked by script on 2026-10-01 in two places: the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, a record of General American pronunciation (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict), where the eight words of a family must end in the same sounds from the vowel on in every listed pronunciation, and the word's own entry at https://en.wiktionary.org/, where the family must share a rhymes key. A word that failed either check was left out (will, drop, nice and fine among them, each for a second pronunciation the dictionary lists). Each hint that says two words sound the same names a pair with the same pronunciation in that dictionary. Spellings are American. No published word list or reading programme was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

A word family is a set of words that share an ending, so they rhyme: back, pack, snack. These word family worksheets hold 24 families of four-letter and longer words. A sheet prints one family with the ending left out, under a word box.

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The families in Word list

Word list is under More options. Short vowels: -ack, -ank, -ash, -and, -amp, -ell, -est, -ent, -end, -ick, -ill, -ing, -ink, -ock, -ot, -uck, -ump and -unk. Long vowels: -ake, -ale, -ate, -ice, -ine and -ight. For three-letter families such as cat, hat and sat, use the CVC words worksheets.

Sort three families on one sheet

Under More options, choose Sort by list. It mixes five words from the family on show with five from each of the next two, to write under three headings. From List 1 that is -ack, -ank and -ash, which differ by one sound.

  • Trace and write prints the family as rows to trace, with no blanks: a first look at the pattern.
  • The last page of the print is the answer key. Untick Add an answer key as the last page under More options to drop it.
  • Knock and knot begin with a silent k. The hints under the tool say so.

Questions and answers

What is a word family?

Words that share the same last sounds, written the same way: the vowel and the letters after it, such as -ump in jump, bump and stump. The words rhyme, so a child who reads one can read the rest by changing the start.

Do the words of a family really rhyme?

Yes. Each family was checked in a pronouncing dictionary: all eight words end in the same sounds from the vowel on. A word with a second pronunciation in that dictionary was left out.

Can I save the word family worksheets as a PDF?

Press Print worksheet and choose Save as PDF in your browser's print window. One file holds the family on show: a page of eight words and a page of answers.

Can I print a family that is not listed?

Yes. Type up to 20 of its words in Your spelling words. A typed word loses about one letter in three at random, so to practice the ending choose Trace and write or Word shapes.

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