Word Families

all, ng, nk, wild old, ain

A word family is a relatively small group of words sharing a letter pattern that changes the sound of the vowel

Except for ain words, these are all closed syllables. Their vowel sound is not exactly short, but still closed.

-allIn these words the a sounds

like /au/ tall small call stall ball

hall

-nk

think thank conk sunk

-ng

sing sang sung song

Most Kind Wild Old

This family is a mixture of word endings. The vowels sound long even though they are in closed syllables.

post bind mild gold host sold

-ain This family is much smaller than the others, ain sounds

like /en/

I’m certain the curtain is on the mountain, said the captain to the

villian as he fell into the fountain.