Word Families Quiz
Kindergarten · English · Quiz
Test your knowledge of common word family patterns.
Questions
Which word is in the -an word family?
- dog
- hat
- fan
- pig
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Answer: fan
Fan ends in -an, making it part of the -an word family with can, man, pan, ran.
'Dog' and 'log' are in the same word family.
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Answer: True
Dog and log both end in -og — they are in the -og word family.
Cat, bat, and hat all belong to the ___ word family.
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Answer: -at
Cat, bat, and hat all end in -at, so they are in the -at word family.
Which word belongs to the -ig word family?
- big
- bag
- bug
- bog
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Answer: big
Big ends in -ig, making it part of the -ig family. Bag=-ag, bug=-ug, bog=-og.
'Hen' and 'ten' are in the same word family.
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Answer: True
Hen and ten both end in -en — they belong to the -en word family.
If you know how to read 'cat,' you can easily read which other word?
- cup
- bat
- dog
- hen
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Answer: bat
Cat and bat are both in the -at family. Knowing 'cat' means you know the -at pattern, so bat is easy to read.
Hen, pen, and men all belong to the ___ word family.
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Answer: -en
Hen, pen, and men all end in -en — they are the -en word family.
'Can' and 'hat' are in the same word family.
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Answer: False
Can ends in -an and hat ends in -at — different endings mean different word families.
Which group is a word family?
- cat, dog, pig
- hot, dot, pot
- sun, run, dog
- big, bag, bug
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Answer: hot, dot, pot
Hot, dot, and pot all end in -ot — they are the -ot word family. The other groups mix different endings.
Words in the same family all share the same ending sound.
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Answer: True
That is the definition of a word family — they all share the same ending sound and pattern.
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