Rhyming Words & Word Families — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The little yellow duck swims in the pond.
Duck ends with -uck, the same rime as luck and truck.
2. I will kick the ball with my foot at recess.
Kick belongs to the -ick family with pick and tick.
3. Grandpa is very old and has gray hair.
Old ends in -old, matching cold, gold, and told.
4. A big red truck drove down the highway.
Truck uses the -uck rime, just like duck and luck.
5. Please pick a ripe apple from the tree.
Pick is in the -ick family with kick, tick, and sick.
6. The winter wind is very cold on my cheeks.
Cold ends with -old, the same sound as old and told.
7. My sister got sick and had to stay home.
Sick belongs to the -ick family with pick and kick.
8. The pirate found a chest full of shiny gold.
Gold uses the -old rime, the same ending as cold.
9. I had good luck and found a four-leaf clover.
Luck ends with -uck, the same rime as duck and truck.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
-ick family
→ trick
gold
-uck family
→ duck
tick
-old family
→ gold
trick
another -ick word
→ tick
duck
Tick and trick end in -ick, duck ends in -uck, and gold ends in -old.