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Word families are groups of words that follow a similar pattern. Grouping similar words is an excellent way to teach a large number of words in a relatively short period of time. For example, when we teach the EE vowel team in All About Reading Level 2, we teach words like tree, feet, and deep in the same word list.

A word family is a group of letters that are combined to make a specific sound. For example, -ack, -am-, and -at are all word families. The purpose of understanding a word family is the notion that if you can identify one word, you should be able to identify many others with the common word family.

Word families are groups of words that have a common feature, pattern or meaning. They usually share a common base or root word, to which different prefixes and suffixes are added.

ing to the Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, word families are a group of related words that are formed from the same word or a group of words with particular features in common. Word Families are sometimes referred to as groups, chunks or rimes.

There are many combinations of word families, these are 37 of the most common: Ack, ake, all, ale, an, ame, ain, ank, ap, ash, at, ate, aw, ay, eat, ell, est, ice, ick, ight, ill, ide, ill, in, ine, ing, ip, ink, it, ock, op, oke, ore, ot, uck, ug, unk, and ump.

A word family is a group of letters that are combined to make a specific sound. For example, -ack, -am-, and -at are all word families. The purpose of understanding a word family is the notion that if you can identify one word, you should be able to identify many others with the common word family.

There are many combinations of word families, these are 37 of the most common: Ack, ake, all, ale, an, ame, ain, ank, ap, ash, at, ate, aw, ay, eat, ell, est, ice, ick, ight, ill, ide, ill, in, ine, ing, ip, ink, it, ock, op, oke, ore, ot, uck, ug, unk, and ump.

Words: at, bat, hat, mat, pat, rat, fat, sat, cat, tat, vat, gnat, spat, brat, that, cat*, chat, flat, scat, slat, splat, format.