Selected Dolch Phonetic Families
In the Short A (CVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
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| cap |
cap |
nap |
rap |
wrap |
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lap |
snap |
trap |
tap |
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clap |
map |
strap |
gap |
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flap |
chap |
scrap |
zap |
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slap |
pap |
sap |
yap |
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Homophones: rap/wrap
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To see word families
put into the context of real sentences click here.
In the Short E (CVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| red |
red |
Red's |
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led |
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Fred |
Fred's |
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bled |
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Ned |
Ned's |
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fled |
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Ted |
Ted's |
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shed |
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Jed |
Jed's |
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shred |
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sped |
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bred |
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Homophones: bred/bread
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In theShort O (CVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| top |
top |
cop |
shop |
shopping |
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| stop |
stop |
pop |
chop |
chopping |
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sop |
lop |
flop |
popping |
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mop |
slop |
clop |
stopping |
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hop |
plop |
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hopping |
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To
see how word families may be used in Sequential Spelling click here
In the Short U (CVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| but |
but |
rut |
butt |
butter |
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| cut |
nut |
strut |
putt |
putter |
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cut |
jut |
mutt |
mutter |
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shut |
gut |
mutton |
shutter |
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glut |
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button |
gutter |
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Homophones: but/butt
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In the Long A (CVV) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| away |
way |
day |
bay |
ray |
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away |
today |
pay |
pray |
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sway |
lay |
repay |
spray |
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flay |
play |
may |
tray |
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slay |
replay |
dismay |
stray |
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clay |
display |
delay |
gray |
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Homophones: way/weigh, pray/prey, gray/grey
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In the Long E (CVVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| keep |
jeep |
deep |
weep |
creep |
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| sleep |
asleep |
steep |
sweep |
seep |
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| sheep |
oversleep |
peep |
beep |
cheep |
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Homophones: cheep/cheap
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In the Long I (CVVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| fly |
by |
my |
try |
tries |
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| my |
ply |
why |
fry |
fries |
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| by |
pry |
sly |
cry |
cries |
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sky |
shy |
fly |
flies |
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Homophones: by/buy/bye
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In the Long O (CVVC) Section
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Dolch Words
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Related Family Words to teach with
the Dolch Words
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| coat |
oat |
oats |
boat |
boats |
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coat |
coats |
float |
floats |
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goat |
goats |
gloat |
gloats |
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bloat |
bloats |
throat |
throats |
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moat |
moats |
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By Don McCabe, author of To
Teach a Dyslexic
This categorization can be found at: http://www.avko.org/dolch.htm