Rhyming Words & Word Families — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. pan
2. man
3. nap
4. map
5. pin
6. win
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A word that rhymes with 'can' is pan.
Can and pan share the -an rime. Grade 1 readers learn to swap the first letter to create new family members like fan, ran, and tan.
2. The word 'cap' rhymes with map.
Cap and map both end in -ap, making them part of the same word family. Recognizing this pattern helps young readers tackle new -ap words like nap and tap.
3. A word in the -in family is pin.
Pin belongs with win, fin, and bin in the -in family. Word families teach first graders that English has repeating chunks they can learn once and use often.
4. A word that rhymes with 'pot' is hot.
Pot and hot share the -ot rime. Hearing rhymes trains the ear for phonemic awareness, the skill of noticing individual sounds inside spoken words.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 'Pit' and 'sit' rhyme.
True False
Pit and sit both end with the -it sound, so they rhyme and belong to the -it word family. Rhyming pairs always end with matching sounds.
2. 'Nap' and 'nut' rhyme.
True False
Nap ends in -ap and nut ends in -ut, so they do not rhyme. Starting with the same letter is not enough; the ending sounds must match.
3. 'Man' and 'pan' are in the same word family.
True False
Man and pan both end in -an, so they share the same rime and belong to the -an word family. Word families group words by their ending chunk.