1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding word families i words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pip's Red Ball
Pip the pig did not like to sit. He did like to play! Pip ran to find Win. Win had the red ball. Pip saw a big bin. The ball was in the bin.
"I can get it!" said Pip. He had to dig in the bin. Pip saw a fig. He saw a funny wig. Pip had to get past them. He gave the wig a pull. Then Pip felt the ball! He bit the red ball. Pip felt good.
"I can play!" said Pip. He ran with the ball. Win did a jig. Pip and Win played with the ball. It was fun to play.
Circle or highlight all the CVC words in the story. Can you sort them by their vowel sound?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: -ig / -in Family vs -it Family.
-ig / -in Family
-it Family
big
dig
fig
jig
pig
wig
bin
din
fin
kin
pin
win
bit
fit
hit
kit
lit
pit
sit
wit
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the big on dig
a dig in fig
the fig and jig
a jig with pig
the pig on wig
a wig in bin
the bin and din
a din with fin
the fin on kin
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Word Families I
big
big
big
bit
lit
bit
lit
lit
bit
pig
fin
fin
pig
fin
big
pig
Target words: big, pig, fin, bit, lit
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Word Families I practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
