Build, Blend, Extend!
These structured Word Family Build & Write worksheets support students in developing strong phonics foundations through targeted word pattern practice.
Students are given a focus word (e.g. pip, lake, fish, shell, all) and then change the beginning sound to build new words within the same word family. This encourages explicit blending, segmenting and pattern recognition.
This resource includes practice with:
Each row supports students to:
Identify the rime (e.g. -ip, -it, -in)
Blend onset + rime
Apply phoneme–grapheme knowledge
Strengthen early decoding and encoding skills
Develop automaticity with common word families
Perfect for:
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum: English (Phonics and Word Knowledge), this resource supports students to:
Blend and segment phonemes in simple words
Recognise and generate common word families
Apply sound–letter relationships when reading and writing
Build fluency with predictable spelling patterns
Ideal for Foundation–Year 1 students building early decoding skills, or Year 2 students consolidating word pattern knowledge.
