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BAT

CAT

RAT

Word Families Activity Workbook

Words with –AT
Read and underline the words ending in –AT in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AT words in the word search. Trace the words below.

A cat called Pat sat on a mat

As a rat came by for a chat

But the cat spat and just like that

The rat ran to hide in a hat!

P H N P X R I N H C A T
cat rat
R H A T W A Y S L R U Z
A L W A Y S R U C F O W
spat chat
Y L O Z S P A N H L I I
E J B B R A T D A A V D
that hat
D A I T H T F A I T A E
M N P N L N E Y Y A L B
mat splat
A U T P W A Y Y P T E A
T S S P L A T W R H V T
flat brat
R R L R N S U X A A U L
C D F C H A T S T T C E
bat gnat
R E D E L A Y I G N A T

cat rat
mat hat
Words with –AG
Read and underline the words ending in –AG in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AG words in the word search. Trace the words below.

In the meadow, I saw a stag, With

spots on its coat like a white flag,

It gazed at me with a curious wag,
And leapt away with a zig and a
zag.
P G K D J X Y G F A R E
rag tag
L G A R B X L U A A Z O
A Z S Q B E G R G B S W
bag wag
Y D L A Y A S R S Z E A
E O T U G G G L L X G Y
zag drag
D Q J H L A A S M Z E R
M Y A Q R N W X U G G U
sag stag
A B Y S G S V I A K E O
T B Y A R S G T R L T E
gag brag
R I Z V B N S A Y H Z J
C D R A G W F F L E H M
flag snag
R T G A T V U A A F Z R

rag bag
tag flag
Words with –AN
Read and underline the words ending in –AN in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AN words in the word search. Trace the words below.

A man named Dan had a plan,

to tan on the beach while using a
hand-held fan, He wore a panama
hat, so grand, and sipped on a cold
lemonade can.
F S O M D K R F N W V M
man fan
L Z S A G O A T A O A N
A M L N L N R N V B W S
ran pan
Y C Z X N I P P A I D T
E P Z V K Z N A R P H G
van can
D U L H J H S T I A F B
M I G A A D B K N N A B
tan plan
A F R Z N K W N Y I Q J
T B A O Q N Q C Q B U F
Gran than
R V N Y D S A N H U L K
C U E A Q J A N P K Q H
ban nan
R G Z M X C T A N P S G

ran fan
van man
Words with –AM
Read and underline the words ending in –AM in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AM words in the word search. Trace the words below.

When I travel to school by tram,

I love to eat a slice of ham,

on golden toast with a bit of jam
while I cram for my exam.

S M J E C M E S X Y O Q
am tram
P A C A A D L P K M W H
A B E H M A M A X E A Q
glam ham
M R Y J M A O F N G V M
E M A S M N T M Y U Z A
mam jam
D M K L B M U F T X E R
M P A O Y A A S P C J C
spam slam
A G I R W L K M B N S C
T N A T T G M A M M B Y
exam cram
R V C E Z L V U A R W S
C C A T D R B R E N W O
bam gram
R C C O O H G L I B L O

tram bam
exam ham
Words with –AB
Read and underline the words ending in –AB in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AB words in the word search. Trace the words below.

The weather was so drab

that a man decided to grad a cab
while holding a slab of kebab
and a cage containing his pet crab.

P O V J E Z W H B B D C
cab crab
E R M V A A S L P A P R
A W Y S T B A M E R E A
blab nab
Y D Q A L B A H X G H B
E A B Z B A F L C R K Y
lab grab
D B F L A B B P E F O Z
M T K C F V E B Q E H B
drab flab
A V Q I A V V O E S A X
T M F K I B B A N R U P
slab dab
R C Z M N Z S J D L S N
C D O F B H P M P B A D
tab gab
R G C I M G T H Y O F O

lab crab
blab grab
Words with –AD
Read and underline the words ending in –AD in the poem. Next, find
and circle the –AD words in the word search. Trace the words below.

In the morning, I feel glad.

Watching the sunrise with my lad,
whose name is Brad. I enjoy the
peace to be had. Feeling grateful,
never feeling bad.
P D U E C D A A X D D A
bad lad
A P A J G L A D H A N Q
D B I L A D O W A R P D
dad mad
Y S X S U K K B D G R A
E W X A A S H L W B V B
glad pad
D C N H T Q D O C R N T
M Q C A D S O A E A P V
had tad
A L D H X N D K K D L S
T D J D F A E Q J E Y G
fad sad
R D R A M D A F X N I B
C R A D T M O K Z Y T H
grad brad
R A P S M I M R Z H S W

grad dad
sad glad
 Answer Sheet
P H N P X R I N H C A T P G K D J X Y G F A R E
R H A T W A Y S L R U Z L G A R B X L U A A Z O
A L W A Y S R U C F O W A Z S Q B E G R G B S W
Y L O Z S P A N H L I I Y D L A Y A S R S Z E A
E J B B R A T D A A V D E O T U G G G L L X G Y
D A I T H T F A I T A E D Q J H L A A S M Z E R
M N P N L N E Y Y A L B M Y A Q R N W X U G G U
A U T P W A Y Y P T E A A B Y S G S V I A K E O
T S S P L A T W R H V T T B Y A R S G T R L T E
R R L R N S U X A A U L R I Z V B N S A Y H Z J
C D F C H A T S T T C E C D R A G W F F L E H M
R E D E L A Y I G N A T R T G A T V U A A F Z R

P S O M D K R F N W V M S M J E C M E S X Y O Q
L Z S A G O A T A O A N P A C A A D L P K M W H
A M L N L N R N V B W S A B E H M A M A X E A Q
Y C Z X N I P P A I D T M R Y J M A O F N G V M
E P Z V K Z N A R P H G E M A S M N T M Y U Z A
D U L H J H S T I A F B D M K L B M U F T X E R
M I G A A D B K N N A B M P A O Y A A S P C J C
A F R Z N K W N Y I Q J A G I R W L K M B N S C
T B A O Q N Q C Q B U F T N A T T G M A M M B Y
R V N Y D S A N H U L K R V C E Z L V U A R W S
C U E A Q J A N P K Q H C C A T D R B R E N W O
R G Z M X C T A N P S G R C C O O H G L I B L O

P O V J E Z W H B B D C P D U E C D A A X D D A
E R M V A A S L P A P R A P A J G L A D H A N Q
A W Y S T B A M E R E A D B I L A D O W A R P D
Y D Q A L B A H X G H B Y S X S U K K B D G R A
E A B Z B A F L C R K Y E W X A A S H L W B V B
D B F L A B B P E F O Z D C N H T Q D O C R N T
M T K C F V E B Q E H B M Q C A D S O A E A P V
A V Q I A V V O E S A X A L D H X N D K K D L S
T M F K I B B A N R U P T D J D F A E Q J E Y G
R C Z M N Z S J D L S N R D R A M D A F X N I B
C D O F B H P M P B A D C R A D T M O K Z Y T H
R G C I M G T H Y O F O R A P S M I M R Z H S W