Rhyme Families: -ig, -in, -it

Learning Objectives Identify words that belong to the -ig family. Identify words that belong to the -in family. Identify words that belong to the -it family. Listen to two words and tell if they rhyme. Say a new word that rhymes with a given -ig, -in, or -it word. Sort pictures into groups based on their rhyming sound. Recognize that rhyming words have the same ending sounds. Do you hear a sound that's the same in 'pig' 🐷 and 'wig' 👩‍🦰? Let's find out why! We are going to learn about word families! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 These are words that sound the same at the end. Knowing them helps us read and write new words! Real-World Applications Singing songs and nursery rhymes 🎶 Reading fun rhyming books 📚 Playing word games with friends 🎲 Wri...

TermDefinitionExample Rhyming WordsWords that have the same ending sound. 👂cat / hat Word FamilyA group of words that rhyme. They have the same ending letters.The -at family: cat, hat, bat, mat. Ending SoundThe last sound you hear in a word. This is the part that rhymes!In 'pig', the ending sound is '-ig'. The -ig FamilyWords that end with the '-ig' sound. 🐷pig, dig, wig, big The -in FamilyWords that end with the '-in' sound. 📌pin, fin, win, bin The -it FamilyWords that end with the '-it' sound. 🧤sit, kit, pit, mitt

Listen to the End! 👂 Rhyming words sound the same at the end. When you check for a rhyme, don't listen to the first sound. Listen to the last part of the word. Change the First Sound! 🔀 Keep the end, change the beginning. You can make new rhyming words! Just change the first letter sound and keep the word family ending.