Word Families and Rhyme Words

Compiled by Barbara Culatta and Donna Merritt

-at -ig -un -et -ot

cat fat rat at bat Nat pat sat hat mat vat chat brat flat gnat scat slat spat that Jack Sprat, acrobat, rat-a-tat-tat

big pig dig fig jig wig gig rig sprig swig twig

bun fun gun nun run sun / son pun shun spun stun ton done none won one son ton begun

bet pet set net met get jet let wet yet vet fret Brett Juliet sweat threat debt

hot pot not lot cot got rot dot jot tot blot clot plot Scott shot slot spot knot trot bought brought fought ought thought squat swat taught caught yacht apricot cannot forgot teapot

-an -in -uf -en -ob

Nan Dan ran fan can man tan pan van ban an Jan Ann(e) bran scan clan plan than; afghan, began, Batman

bin fin pin tin win in / inn din kin sin gin chin grin shin skin spin thin twin Lynn been begin engine napkin unpin violin

Puff buff cuff huff bluff fluff gruff stuff scuff scruff snuff tough rough handcuff

pen den Ben ten men hen ken Len glen wren then when amen pigpen playpen lion’s den

job cob Bob / bob rob sob mob knob gob hob lob blob snob throb swab

-ad -id -us -eck -op

bad dad had mad pad sad add tad fad lad cad Brad Chad clad glad grad plaid

bid did hid kid lid rid Sid grid skid slid squid undid eyelid

bus Gus us pus fuss plus

neck peck check deck fleck speck wreck trek

hop pop sop top hop mop cop lop chop crop drop slop stop bop clop flop plop prop shop swap flip-flop hip-hop pop-top

-ap -it -ul -ed -ock

cap lap tap nap gap map rap sap zap clap chap flap strap trap wrap
scrap snap, unwrap; tap (water tap)

bit fit hit kit lit pit sit it wit mitt flit grit knit quit slit spit outfit

gull dull cull lull hull null skull bull full pull wool seagull

bed led fed red read Ted Ned Ed wed Jed bled fled Fred shred sled bred shed sped bread dead dread head spread spred thread tread lead said ahead bedspread

lock rock dock sock block clock crock doc flock frock stock jock knock mock shock smock gawk hawk squawk talk walk chalk wok
ticktok knock sidewalk

-ag -ib -up -eg -od

bag gag lag sag nag rag tag wag hag jag hag brag flag crag drag snag; ragtag; zigzag

bib fib rib jib nib crib glib

cup pup up sup yup backup blowup break up catch up check up chin up clean up close-up cover up hiccup ketchup push-up stick-up teacup wake-up warm-up

beg peg leg keg Meg egg keg

cod nod pod rod sod odd clod plod prod Todd trod sawed pawed squad quad wad

-am -ic / -ick -uz -ess -ol (-all)

dam ham jam Pam Sam ram tam yam am clam gram scram swam lamb cram slam graham, ma’am; flimflam; whim wham

Dick kick nick / Nick lick pick Rick sick tick wick brick chick click flick Vic brick quick slick stick thick tic / tick trick wick quick

buzz fuzz does was because

yes less Bess mess bless chess dress stress press Tess guess

doll loll Sol all ball / bawl call fall gall mall small hall / haul Paul Saul sprawl crawl

-ab -im -ut -el -ox

cab dab jab nab tab gab lab blab crab scab slab grab

dim him / hymn Jim rim Tim Kim brim skim swim trim whim grim

but cut hut nut rut gut jut mutt putt glut shut strut what

Bell Mel sell / cell fell tell well yell dwell smell spell gel / jell Nell shell swell carousel cowbell doorbell hotel motel Noel nutshell seashell

box ox fox lox Xerox pox blocks clocks knocks locks rocks shocks socks talks walks hawks

-ax -ip -ug -em -og

tax wax Max flax fax ax (for wood) slacks cracks jacks packs quacks snacks tracks

dip hip lip nip rip sip tip zip yip strip whip slip skip ship trip Kip drip clip blip chip flip grip pip gyp Q-tip chips and dip paper clip

bug dug hug jug lug mug pug rug tug drug plug shrug smug snug thug

hem gem stem them

fog frog smog jog log hog clog flog bog dog grog catalog

-al -ish -uck -ep -om

pal gal Sal Cal Hal Val Al shall corral

dish fish wish squish swish licorice
gibberish

buck duck luck tuck chuck cluck pluck puck struck truck stuck muck suck yuck stuck-in-muck

pep step prep yep footstep doorstep

Tom mom prom bomb calm palm

-as -itch -ub -eb -on

gas bass mass pass brass class glass grass

ditch glitch hitch itch pitch witch which stitch twitch snitch rich

cub hub rub sub tub dub nub pub club scrub snub stub flub shrub rub-a-dub

web Deb Jeb Zeb ebb

on con yon Don Lon Ron John gone dawn drawn fawn lawn pawn yawn swan baton coupon pecan salon

-ak (ack) -if -um -ud -oss

back lack jack / Jack pack rack sack tack shack black crack knack quack slack whack thwack track smack snack stack backpack flapjack haystack knickknack paperback piggyback Tic Tac unpack

if cliff sniff stiff tiff miff whiff handkerchief

gum hum sum / some yum bum mum rum chum drum glum plum / plumb scum slum swum strum from come crumb dumb numb thumb some from crumb dumb numb plumb plum thumb medium tweeledum

bud Judd mud cud dud scud spud stud thud crud blood flood Milk Dud

loss boss moss toss cross floss gloss sauce

-ash -is -il -ush  

cash ash dash lash mash rash bash brash clash crash gash slash smash thrash trash sash splash eyelash mustache

sis hiss kiss miss bliss this

Gil ill kill bill Lil Jill mill fill will till hill pill will Bill sill spill dill frill chill grill drill shrill still thrill gill

hush mush rush gush lush brush blush crush flush plush slush thrush shush

 
-aft -iz -ift -utch  

raft aft craft daft draft graft raft shaft waft laughed

Liz fizz frizz quiz whiz is his biz

gift lift rift shift sift swift drift thrift miffed sniffed whiffed ski lift drift

hutch crutch clutch such much touch

 
-amp -eft -ilk -ump  

camp champ clamp cramp damp lamp ramp scamp stamp vamp

cleft deft heft left theft

milk silk bilk ilk

bump chump clump dump frump hump jump lump plump pump rump slump stump thump

 
-oft -elf -imp    

loft soft coughed waft

elf self shelf

blimp chimp crimp gimp imp limp primp scrimp shrimp wimp; mt. timp

   
  -elp -ilt    
 

help kelp yelp

guilt hilt lilt quilt silt spilt tilt wilt kilt stilt built

   
  -elt      
 

belt dealt dwelt felt knelt pelt smelt welt melt

     
-ate -ide / -ied -une / -oon / ewn -one / -own / -oan / -ewn -ete / -eat / -eet

ate date hate mate fate plate crate rate gate grate Kate late skate slate state eight frieght great straight bait wait weight create

tide bide bride chide glide hide pride ride side slide stride tied tried wide cried dried died fried lied spied dyed sighed decide divide guide inside

June boon coon dune goon moon noon spoon strewn lune prune tune swoon soon balloon baboon cacoon cartoon

bone blown phone clone cone drone stone flown groan / grown Joan loan / lone moan / mown own prone scone sewn shone / shown stone throne / thrown tone zone alone

beat beet bleat cheat cleat eat feat / feet fleet greet heat meat / meet neat seat sheet sleet street suite / sweet treat wheat pleat Pete tweet repeat

-ane / -ain -ine -oof -ose -ene / -een / -ean

plane cane crane Jane lane pane / pain sane rain brain drain gain main / Maine / mane train sprain strain chain Spain stain vein / vane

dine fine line mine nine pine shine shrine spine swine twine vine whine / wine sign

goof roof poof proof spoof woof

close dose gross

bean clean dean gene / jean / Jean lean mean queen green seen / scene sheen teen screen between machine thirteen colleen Maxine Irene sardine

-ade / -aid -ite / -ight -use / -oose / -uce -ole / -owl / -oal -eke / -eak / -eek

aid bade blade fade grade glade laid made / maid paid raid shade spade trade braid jade frayed prayed stayed sprayed swayed suede neighed weighed afraid band-aid

bite bright fight flight fright kite knight light might / mite night quite right sight / site slight spite sprite tight white write height excite invite termite

Bruce goose loose moose spruce truce use juice mousse Zeus deuce caboose excuse papoose produce

hole bowl coal foal goal mole pole / poll role / roll scroll sole / soul stole toll troll whole knoll

beak bleak cheek creak / creek eek freak geek Greek leak / leek meek peak / peek reek seek sleek sneak speak squeak streak weak / week tweak shriek

-ave -ike -ool / -ule / -oul -ope / -oap -ede / -ead / -eed

brave cave crave Dave gave grave knave rave save shave slave pave waive / wave they’ve behave

bike dike hike like mike / Mike pike spike strike alike dislike unlike

cool drool fool ghoul rule mule pool school spool stool Yule tool who’ll you’ll fuel

cope dope grope hope lope mope nope pope rope scope slope soap

bead bleed breed creed deed feed freed greed heed knead lead need plead read / reed seed speed wee we’d skied

-ape -ime -upe / -oop / -oup -oze / -ose -ese / -ease / -eece / -iece

ape cape drape gape grape nape scrape shape tape crepe escape

chime crime dime grime lime mime prime slime time thyme ryhme I’m climb

coop croup droop dupe group hoop loop poop scoop sloop soup stoop troop / troupe whoop bloop goop

chose close doze froze hose nose pose prose / pros those blows bows crows toes flows glows goes grows knows mows owes rows sews shows slows snows those throws tows

crease cease fleece geese grease / Greece lease niece peace / piece police

-age -ipe -uze / -oose / -uise / --ews -ote / -oat -ele / -eal / -eel

age cage page rage sage stage wage gauge

gripe pipe ripe snipe swipe wipe stripe hype type

bruise choose / chews cruise news ooze snooze use who’s whose clues glues moos screws shoes stews views zoos fuse lose

boat bloat coat dote float gloat goat moat oat quote throat tote vote wrote note

deal eel feel heal / heel keel kneel meal peel real / reel seal steal / steel teal wheel zeal (pinwheet cartwheel oatmeal)

-ame / -aim -ive -ute / -uit / -oot -oke / -oak -eme / -eam / -eem

aim blame came claim dame fame flame frame game lame maim name same shame tame

dive chive drive five hive I’ve live thrive jive alive arrive

suit boot chute coot cute flute fruit hoot loot / lute mute root / route scoot shoot toot newt

broke choke cloak coke croak joke oak poke smoke soak spoke stroke woke yoke

beam cream dream gleam ream scheme scream seam / seem steam stream team / teem theme (ice cream)

-ale / -ail -ife -uke / -ook -obe -eap / -eep

bale / bail Braille fail flail frail Gail / gale hail / hale jail kale male / mail nail pail / pale quail rail sail / sale scale snail stale tail / tale trail vale / veil whale

knife life wife strife

duke fluke kook Luke nuke spook

globe lobe probe robe strobe

beep bleep cheap / cheep creep deep heap jeep keep leap peep reap seep sheep sleep steep sweep weep asleep Bo Peep

-ase / -ace -ise / -ice -ube -ome / -oam -each

ace base / bass brace case chase face trace grace lace pace place race space vase embrace erase misplace

dice ice lice mice nice price rice slice spice twice vise / vice

cube tube (ice cube)

chrome dome foam gnome home roam loam comb

beach / beech bleach each peach preach reach teach leech screech speech

-ake / -eak -ile -ume / -oom -ode / -oad -eef / -ief

bake brake / break cake fake flake lake make rake shake stake / steak take wake snake quake ache awake quake pancake mistake

file mile Nile pile smile tile while
aisle dial I’ll isle trial awhile

boom bloom broom doom fume gloom groom loom plume room zoom tomb womb perfune

code goad load mode mowed road rode rowed strode toad towed crowed flowed glowed snowed stowed explode unload

beef brief chief grief reef thief leaf

  -ize / -ise -ude / -ood -oach -ez / -ease / -ees
 

prize rise size wise buys cries dies dries dyes eyes flies fries guys highs lies pies shies sighs skies spies thighs ties tries

Brood brewed crude dude food Jude mood mooed prude rude glued viewed stewed booed chewed

broach coach poach roach

bees ease fees flees frees knees please sees tease trees cheese breeze freeze sneeze wheeze keys peas pleas teas seas these seize skis teepees trapeze monkeys skis

      -ove  
     

cove clove dove drove grove stove wove

 
long a rime (-ay / -ey) long i rime (-ie / -y) long u rime (-oo / -ew / -ue) long e rime (-ee / -ea / -ey) long o rime (-ow / -oe)

Bay bray clay day fray gay gray hay / hey lay may / May nay / neigh pay play pray / prey slay / sleigh spray stray stay they tray way / weigh away birthday buffet café way (drive way) okay someday today Xray croquet subway

by / buy / bye cry die / dye dry eye / I fly fry guy hi / high lie my pie pry rye shy sigh sky sly spy thigh tie try why rye

boo moo blue / blew brew chew clue crew cue dew / do / due ewe few glue goo grew Hugh / hue knew mew moo new pew shoo / shoe stew Sue threw / through to / too / two true view whew woo who you zoo flu
Pooh do flu Hugh shoe through boo boo, canoe cashew cuckoo igloo shampoo yahoo choo choo boo hoo tu tu yoo hoo

bee / be fee flea / flee free glee gee key knee pea plea see / sea tee / tea three tree wee / we he she me ski monkey frisbee

blow bow crow doe / dough flow foe ho / hoe Joe glow grow know low mow row show slow snow stow throw toe tow woe / whoa fro go no oh / owe pro sew so though dough tip-toe yo-yo bow (rainbow) fro go ho oh owe shoa arrow banjo below

-aw as in “saw” -oy as in “boy” -ow / -ough as in “cow” -ous as in “house”  

saw paw / pa law claw draw flaw gnaw jaw raw thaw straw ma spa aah blah aah blah hah! Granma granpa seesaw utah

boy toy soy coy joy Roy Troy

bow / bough brow chow cow how now ow pow plow vow wow bow-wow pow-wow meow

blouse mouse house louse spouse