Word families: The 37 most common word families in English

Word families ! They are groups of words that have a common pattern or groups of letters with the same sound.  For example, at, cat, hat, and fat are a family of words with the “at” sound and letter combination in common.

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Word families List

The following is a list of the most common word families in English

List of Word families with Examples and Pictures

• Words that Rhyme with Ad: 

1. I love my dad.
2. Behind bad luck comes good luck.
3. He is a handsome lad.
4. We all felt sad about his death.
5. I’m glad that the exams are over.
6. He was mad with me for losing his watch.
7. She wrote on a pad of paper.   

• Words that Rhyme with At:

1. She sat up in bed, listening.
2. The cat was clawing at the door.
3. Wipe your feet on the mat.
4. She was wearing a red hat.
5. He gave the dog a pat.
6. I think he’s too fat.
7. A rat squeaked and ran into the bushes.
8. The bat is flying with swiftness.

• Words that Rhyme with An:   

1. She fried the eggs in a frying pan.
2. A man is known by his friends.
3.  She cooled herself with a fan.
4. They ran straight across the road .
5. Fran has a can of beer.
6. The man has a van.
7. Jan is from Japan.
8. The plan began.

• Words that Rhyme with Am:

1. Be careful of that ram —it butts you.
2. A new dam is now being built.
3. The yam pieces were then simmered in water with the sailcloth for ten or twelve hours.
4. Put the jam in the jar over there.
5. Would you like another slice of ham/beef?
6. From the salad to the clam chowder to the pasta with grilled peppers and chicken, dinner was perfect.
7. I think I did OK in the exam.
8. We heard a car door slam.

• Words that Rhyme with Ap:

1. When you want a bath,you turn on the tap.
2. The water was dripping from the tap.
3. Do you see this point on the map?
4. He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
5. I want to take a nap.
6. She’s a good singer. Let’s clap her on.
7. With a flap of its wings, the bird was gone.
8. Come and sit on Grandpa’s lap!
9. The road goes through a gap in/between the hills.

• Words that Rhyme with Ar:

1. The car is in very good condition.
2. He that travels far knows much. 
3.  His guitar solos are just unbelievable.
4. He put the lid on the jar.
5. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
6. We use tar to make roads.
7. We were all in the bar sipping cocktails
8. He had a scar on his forehead.

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