Word Patterns in Play: Build and Read with Ease for Class 1

Word families help children spot rhyming patterns and build reading fluency. This Class 1 worksheet introduces five important short vowel word families: –at, –am, –an, –et, and –en. Through matching, coloring, and fill-in-the-blanks, learners will gain confidence in recognizing and building simple CVC words!

📌 Why Should Children of This Age Group Learn This Topic?

🧠 Helps students identify word patterns and rhyming sounds.

🔤 Builds decoding and early reading fluency.

✍️ Supports word recognition, pronunciation, and spelling.

📚 Introduces sound blending and phonics logic in a fun way.

🎯 What Are the Learning Outcomes?

By completing this worksheet, learners will:

1. Build and identify CVC words from 5 key word families.

2. Use visual clues and sound blending to read and write words.

3. Strengthen vocabulary through pattern-based practice.

4. Improve confidence in early reading and spelling.

📚 What Does This Worksheet Offer?

📘 A set of 5 progressive exercises—each focused on one word family.

🧩 Includes matching, coloring, word-building, and sound identification.

🧒 Uses familiar vocabulary like cat, jam, man, wet, and hen.

🎯 Perfect for phonics reinforcement, independent practice, or class review.

🧠 Breakdown of the Exercises:

Exercise 1 – Word Family: –at

🖍️ Task: Match the word to the correct picture.

🔤 Words: cat, bat, hat, mat, rat, sat, fat, flat, chat, pat

Exercise 2 – Word Family: –am

🖍️ Task: Color only the words ending in –am from a large group.

🧩 Words to color: jam, ham, yam, Ram, clam, slam, wham, tram, Sam, dam, etc.

Exercise 3 – Word Family: –an

🧠 Task: Fill in the blanks using “–an” to complete the word.

🔤 Clues: f _ _, m _ _, r _ _, p _ _, t _ _, etc.

🎯 Examples: fan, man, ran, pan, tan

Exercise 4 – Word Family: –et

🔎 Task: Circle the word that belongs to the –et family in each row.

📝 Word families tested: net, pet, jet, vet, wet, bet, get, met, set

Exercise 5 – Word Family: –en

🖍️ Task: Color only the words ending in –en from a word bank.

🔤 Correct words: pen, hen, ten, den, men, Ben, yen, when, then, open, oven, green

✨ Read in Rhymes, Write in Patterns!

Download this Class 1 worksheet to help your child explore rhyming word families through 5 fun activities. A must-have for strengthening early phonics, vocabulary, and reading readiness!

Use word families to support phonics and word recognition growth. 

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