CVC Word Family Worksheets - Top Teacher - Free Printable

This worksheet is designed to help early readers practice phonics and word families, specifically focusing on the -et and -ab word families. Let's go through each section step by step and explain how to solve it.

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🔹 Left Side: -et Word Family

#### ✔ Read it / Colour it
Each row has a word from the -et family and an illustration that matches the word. The child should:
1. Read the word.
2. Colour the picture that matches the word.

| Word | Picture Match |
|------|---------------|
| met | Two kids meeting (shaking hands) → "met" means to meet |
| net | A net with a girl playing with ducks → "net" is a net |
| set | A girl setting a table with food → "set" as in set the table |
| vet | A duck being seen by a vet → "vet" is short for veterinarian |
| wet | Two kids holding water balloons → "wet" means soaked |

✔ These pictures are correctly matched to their words.

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#### ✔ Circle the words that belong to the -et family
Words listed:
```
met vet bed set net beg
```

We need to find which ones end in -et.

- met → ✔ ends in -et
- vet → ✔ ends in -et
- bed → ✘ ends in -ed
- set → ✔ ends in -et
- net → ✔ ends in -et
- beg → ✘ ends in -eg

🟢 Correct answers to circle:
👉 met, vet, set, net

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🔹 Right Side: -ab Word Family

#### ✔ Read it / Colour it / Write it
Each row has a word from the -ab family, a matching picture, and a blank space to write the word.

| Word | Picture Match | Writing Prompt |
|------|----------------|----------------|
| cab | A taxi cab and a baseball bat → "cab" = taxi; bat is not relevant? Wait — this is confusing. But likely, only the cab matters. | Write: cab |
| dab | A girl dabbing her nose with a tissue → "dab" = wipe gently | Write: dab |
| gab | Kids talking → "gab" = talk a lot | Write: gab |
| lab | A scientist and a mouse → "lab" = laboratory | Write: lab |
| tab | A boy opening a soda can → "tab" = pull-tab on a can | Write: tab |

💡 Note: In "cab", there’s a baseball bat shown, but that’s probably just a distractor or misalignment. The correct match is the taxi, so focus on that.

✔ All pictures match well except possibly "cab" – but since the word is "cab", we assume the taxi is the intended clue.

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#### ✔ Circle the words that end in -ab
Words listed:
```
gab wax tab dab
bat lab sat rap
lad bad rat cab
```

We need to find words ending in -ab:

- gab → ✔
- wax → ✘
- tab → ✔
- dab → ✔
- bat → ✘
- lab → ✔
- sat → ✘
- rap → ✘
- lad → ✘
- bad → ✘
- rat → ✘
- cab → ✔

🟢 Correct answers to circle:
👉 gab, tab, dab, lab, cab

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✔ Final Answers Summary

#### For -et Word Family:
- Circle these words: met, vet, set, net

#### For -ab Word Family:
- Write the words: cab, dab, gab, lab, tab (in the blanks)
- Circle these words: gab, tab, dab, lab, cab

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🎯 Educational Goal:

This activity helps children:
- Recognize common word families (-et, -ab)
- Associate words with pictures
- Practice reading, writing, and spelling
- Develop phonemic awareness (hearing and identifying patterns)

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✔ How to Use This Worksheet:

1. Read the word aloud.
2. Colour the matching picture.
3. Write the word in the blank (for -ab).
4. Circle the correct words in the final sections.

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