Word Families: We Love to Make the “ill” Words
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What's Inside
Children play with the "ill" word family by putting sounds together and figuring out words as they read aloud. The repeated word chunk helps them notice the pattern, say the sounds, and read new words with support.
Use this book in circle time, a small-group reading lesson, or a quick phonics review. It gives children practice with word families, rhyming, and spelling patterns in a simple format that fits early reading instruction.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Word Families: We Love to Make the “ill” Words into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Word families
- Blending sounds
- Rhyming words
- Letter-sound patterns
- Word chunks
- Spelling patterns
Discussion Questions
- 1 Before we read, what do you think the words in the "ill" word family might have in common?
- 2 As we say the sounds together, can you hear where the "ill" chunk stays the same in each word?
- 3 Which part changes when one "ill" word becomes another word?
- 4 After we read a few words, can you make a new word that rhymes with them using the same "ill" pattern?
- 5 How does hearing the sound parts help us figure out a word we do not know yet?
- 6 Which "ill" word was easiest for you to blend, and what sounds helped you read it?
Words to Learn
- word family
- A group of words that share the same ending sound and spelling.
- blend
- To put sounds together to say a word.
- sound
- A part of a word that we can hear.
- pattern
- A part that repeats in the same way.
- chunk
- A small part of a word that helps us read it.
- rhyming
- Words that end with the same sound.
- spell
- To write the letters in a word in the right order.
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