Word Families: We Love to Make the “un” Words
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Let's play with the "un" word family. See if you can put the sounds together and figure out the words!
Children practice listening for the same ending sound while they blend the beginning sounds to read new words. Use it in circle time for shared phonics practice or in a small group when you want children to say sounds aloud together.
The book fits early reading lessons on word families and sound blending. It supports children who are ready to connect letters and sounds in a simple, focused way.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Word Families: We Love to Make the “un” Words into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Word families
- Phonemic awareness
- Sound blending
- Beginning sounds
- Ending sounds
- Word building
Discussion Questions
- 1 What sound do you hear at the end of these un words?
- 2 How does the ending un stay the same even when the first sounds change?
- 3 Can you try blending the sounds together to read one of the un words aloud?
- 4 Which words in the book sound alike because they share the same word family?
- 5 What do you notice when you change the beginning sound but keep un at the end?
- 6 Which un word was easiest for you to put together, and why?
Words to Learn
- word family
- A group of words that share the same ending sound or word part.
- sounds
- The small parts we hear in a word.
- blend
- To put sounds together to say a word.
- figure out
- To use clues to find the answer.
- ending
- The last part of a word.
- first sound
- The sound you hear at the beginning of a word.
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