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cab

crab*

dab

drab

fab

flab

gab

grab

jab

lab

nab

scab

slab

stab

tab

prefab

taxicab

crab

Name ___________________________________

Meet the -ab Word Family


blab cab crab dab

drab fab flab gab

grab jab lab nab

scab slab stab tab

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Bookmarkers: -ab Bookmarkers provide easy access to the word family list.

Cut and distribute bookmarkers for students to keep at their desk. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.

blab cab crab dab drab fab flab gab grab jab lab nab scab slab stab tab




Name ___________________________________

Matching: -ab Set 1 of 2

Draw a line from the -ab picture to the matching -ab word.


fab

flab

grab

dab

gab

drab

crab

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Name ___________________________________

Matching: -ab Set 2 of 2

Draw a line from the -ab picture to the matching -ab word.


jab

scab

stab

nab

tab

blab

lab

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Name ___________________________________

Finish the Word: -ab Say the name of the picture Then add -ab to finish each word.


cr d c

j l fl

bl sc l

Name ___________________________________

Look, Circle and Write 1: -ab Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on the lines. Draw a picture in the box to illustrate the last word.


stab stob nap nab tab teb

gub gab drab drum fib fab

grab grape

crab slab sab

Name ___________________________________________

Look, Circle and Write 2: -ab Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on the lines.

lab lub

crib crab

nub nab

gab gob

grab grub


2.

1.

3.

4.

5.

-ab Buddy Puzzle 1


Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.

cr ab ab

ab

ab

ab

ab

d

l n

gr bl

-ab Buddy Puzzle 2


Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.

sc ab ab

ab

ab

ab

ab

c

f dr

fl sl

-ab Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.


blab

cab

crab

dab

drab



fab

flab

gab

grab

jab



lab

nab

scab

slab

stab



tab

prefab

taxicab

lab

crab

X’s and O’s: -ab


Name __________________________________

Circle each picture that ends with the -ab rhyme. Make an X on the pictures that do not .

More X’s and O’s: -ab


Name ___________________________________

Circle each picture that ends with the -ab rhyme. Make an X on the pictures that do not .

See, Say, Spell: -ab


Name ___________________________________

See and say the name of the –ab picture. Then, spell the –ab word. On the last one, say the –ab word and draw a picture of it in the box.

lab

Name ___________________________________

Alphabet Soup: -ab

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. 12.

11.

10.

9.

8.

7.

Write the –ab words from the word bank in alphabetical order.

slab scab

tab nab

blab crab

jab grab

cab lab

drab dab


Name ___________________________________

Cloze the Gap: -ab

1. Don’t ________________ about the surprise party.

2. May I have a ________________ of jelly on my bread?

3. You look ________________ in that dress.

4. We do experiments in the science ________________.

5. I saw a ________________ on the beach.

6. We took a ________________ ride to the airport.

7. I have a ________________ on my knee from falling off my bike.

8. I’ll grow ________________ on my belly if I eat too many cookies.

9. ________________ that umbrella in case it rains today.

10. I used a knife to ________________ the French fry.

11. The folder has a ________________ to write your name on.

12. Did the cookie thief ________________ the last oatmeal cookie?

Read the sentences saying the word “crab" when you come to a blank space. If it sounds silly, choose another word from the –ab family to complete the sentence.

nab flab lab dab crab grab

tab stab fab cab scab blab

Word Bank


Name ___________________________________

Picture Sentences: -ab Read each sentence below. Write the sentence and spell the –ab picture. Illustrate the sentences on the back of your paper.

1. That has big pincers!

2. We took a ride in the city.

3. My dog is a yellow .


Name ___________________________________

Score with Scrabble: -ab

S1

N1

L1

J8

G2

G2

F4

C3

C3

B3

Total

score

A1 B3

A3

C3 B3 A1

B3

A1 B3

R1 A1

B3

B3

B3

B3

B3

B3

A1

A1

R1 A1

R1 A1

L1

D2

B3

A1

L1 A1


Read each Scrabble word. Add and record the numbers in the score box. Total the scores at the bottom.

Name ___________________________________

Configuration Station: -ab Write the words from the word bank below to fit the box patterns.


nab crab jab blab flab cab lab grab

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Name ___________________________________

Word Family Definitions: -ab Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter in the column under the arrow. Write a sentence for each word. The first one is done for you.

Word Sentence Definition

1. blab

2. cab

4. dab

5. drab

3. crab

6. flab

7. grab

8. lab

9. nab

10. scab

11. slab

13. tab

a. touch lightly, a little bit

12. stab

b. a tag you pull to open something, or a label

c. to catch a criminal, or take into custody

d. too much fat on the body

e. A room where scientists work, or a breed of dog

f. an animal that lives in a flat shell and has pincers

h. to puncture or gash with knife or a sharp object

i. talking a lot, spreading gossip or rumors

j. a healing crust that forms over a wound or sore

k. a car that drives people around for money

l. dull, boring, lifeless, plain unexciting, colorless

m. to grip or take hold of something very quickly

g. a broad, flat piece of material, or cut of meat


i Please don’t blab about the spilled milk.

Name ___________________________________

Picture This!: -ab Cut the letters. Spell the words illustrated in the pictures. Glue words to the squares. Add .


a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 b2

b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 c3

f4 g5 l6 l6 l6 r7

c r a b e v o f a b a i v l a b x l q w b x h a e k o a k s x g a b m d a b x c o r v i w r h o v a n a b e k a m t a b q b h j a b q w e h s l a b o i s t a b

Name __________________________________

Word Search: -ab



Name ___________________________________

Crossword Puzzle: -ab

1

4

6 7

2

3

5

Across

1. a car that drives people around for money

3. this is what we pull to open a can of soda

4. to take hold of something quickly

5. a little blob of something

Down

1. an animal with a shell and pincers

2. to puncture something with a knife

4. we do this on the phone with our friends

5. lifeless, boring, plain, not exciting

7. a room for science experiments


Names __________________________________

Suffix Word Builder: -ab Look at the root words on the left. Make new words by adding -s, -ed and -ing. Write the new words in the boxes. *Be sure to double the consonant before adding ed or ing. The first one is done for you.

Root Word -s -ed* -ing*

jab jabs jabbed jabbing blab dab gab grab jab lab nab scab stab


Name ___________________________________

Suffix Cloze: -ab Complete the sentences using -ab suffix words from the Word Bank. You may use your -ab Suffix Word Builder worksheet for support.

1. Jenny likes __________________ on the phone with her friends.

2. Ouch! I __________________ myself with the knife.

3. I __________________ the ball as quickly as I could.

4. The doctor __________________ a little cream on my wound.

5. __________________ the crook was easy for the smart detective.

6. We practiced giving each other __________________in karate class.

7. I asked my sister to stop __________________ my secrets.

8. We saw dozens of taxi__________________ in New York City.

9. I am glad my sore has finally __________________ over.

10. Our school has two science __________________ .

11. __________________ live on beaches all around the world.

12. This book has many pop up __________________ to pull.


labs crabs scabbed tabs blabbing cabs

dabbed gabbing grabbed jabs stabbed nabbing

Word Bank

Word Family Slide: -ab

Word Family Slide (Sound Blending)

Cut around the circle. Cut the two slits in the circle beside the rime chunk to insert the slide. Demonstrate use for students: blending to form and say new words in this word family.

For durability, print on vellum, cut and laminate.


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fl

g

gr

j

l

bl

c

cr

d

dr

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sc

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Word Family: -ab Pictures and Words for Sorts

-ab pictures and words

blab -ab pictures and words

cab -ab pictures and words

crab -ab pictures and words

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drab -ab pictures and words

fab -ab pictures and words

flab -ab pictures and words

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grab -ab pictures and words

jab -ab pictures and words

lab -ab pictures and words

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scab -ab pictures and words

slab -ab pictures and words

stab -ab pictures and words

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Name ___________________________________

Word List Handwriting Practice: -ab Trace over words in the -ab word list. Then, write the words on the spaces below.

Draw a pictures of the words on the back of your paper.

fab flab gab grab jab

blab cab crab dab drab

lab nab scab slab stab

tab prefab taxicab


Name ___________________________________

Sentences Handwriting Practice: -ab Trace over the words in each sentence. Then, write the sentences on the spaces below.

We took a cab to the lab.

The crab grabbed my bag.

Put a little dab on your scab.


Don’t blab the fab surprise!

Writing Station: -ab

Name ___________________________________

Write sentences or a creative story using -ab words of your choice.

blab, cab, crab, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, lab, nab, scab, slab, stab, tab


Name _______________________________

Word Family Fun: -ab Create words from the -ab word family


______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab

______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab

Name _______________________________

Word Family Picture: -ab Create words from the -ab word family. Then, draw a picture of an -ab word in the box.


______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab ______ab

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