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Family Set

Written by Cherry Carl

Illustrated by Ron Leishman
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-en Word Family List
Ben* ten

den then

hen when

men yen

pen amen
 en Cut and Paste

yen Ben

ten hen

Configuration Station

when men then Ben ten hen den

 Circle and Write
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on
the lines.

1.

ten
tan
2.

bun
Ben
3.

men
man
4.

hem
hen

Ben ban man men hen hem

 Cloze the Gap! (en)
Read the following sentences, saying the word “Ben” when
you come to a blank space. Use words from the en family
to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your
sentences to double check your choices!

1. We like to watch television in the .

2. We watch it in the living room now and .

3. Do you use a pencil or a to do your homework?

4. Grandma’s lays an egg every day!

5. My baby brother can count to all by himself.

6. The plural of man is .

Word Bank
den men then pen ten hen

Finish and Write

Say the name of each picture. Add –en to finish writing the word.

t h m
See, Say, Spell and Write

when
 en Partner Puzzles

B en p en

Score With Scrabble!

SCORE

Ben
Men
When
Then
Den
pen
 -en Family Word Slide

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en Family Word Slide

(Sound Blending)
Print on vellum, cut, and laminate for durability. Cut the top and bottom slits to the left
of the rime chunk for the slide. Model proper use for students: blending to form and
say new words.
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pen
ten 10
ten
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yen
hen
men
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Ben
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ten
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hen
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men
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yen
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pen
 Word Family (-en)
Ben, den, hen, men, pen, ten, then, when, yen,
amen, bullpen, pigpen, playpen

Write sentences or a story with –en words of your choice.

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