Color the Chunk - Color the Chunkword Families -ig -ip -in -ill -ick

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Mimi

Printable phonics activity for early or struggling readers to practice word families through color-coding and reading aloud. Includes two levels of “Color the Chunk” word-family pages, covering -ig, -ip, -in, -ill, and -ick families, with clear step-by-step directions. Level 2 adds a challenge section to circle only real words and explains why -ill and -ick are excluded from Level 2 due to onset/word validity.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time35 min

AccessFree to download

Color the Chunk

Directions (Level 1)

Directions (Level 2)

Word-family practice: -ig, -ip, -in, -ill, -ick

Color the ChunkWord Families These Color the Chunk Short i WordFamily Pages are a great way to helpbeginning or struggling readers useword chunks to read words.This pack includes 2 levels of wordfamily work. Levell pp.3-9 Level 2 pp.IO-14 Find all our color the chunk phonics pages HERE Clip art &fonts by: Terms of Use:This printable pack was created for you to use at home with yourchild/students or with multiple children in your classroom or tutoring setting.Please donot share between classroom teachers,sell,host,reproduce,giveaway,or store on anyother site(including a blog,Facebook,IShared,Dropbox,Amazon Inspire,etc.).Thankyou! You Might Also Like Click on each image to see the resourcel Reading new words withWORD FAMILIES LaleRd Jamily BeckS for short vowel word families Let's Connect! JUSt print&PlayWORD FAMILY GAMES Blog:www.thisreadingmama.com Subscribe to my Newsletter:HERE TpT:/This-Reading-Mama Facebook:/thisreadingmama Pinterest:/thisreadingmama Twitter:@thisreadingmama Email:becky@thisreadingmama.com | Coor the
Chunk
Level
I.Color the chunk.
2.Read the words.
Below the line,I've included challenge words that have blends or
digraphs.Try them WITH your learners.
www.thisreadingmamacom | | --- | # Color the Chunk Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the -ig word family chunk Thenuse the word family to help you read the word aloud. -ig Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the -ip word family chunk Thenuse the word family to help you read the word aloud Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the -in word family chunk Thenuse the word family to help you read the word aloud as in fin Color the Chunk # Directions: For each word,color in the -ill word family chunk.Thenuse the word family to help you read the word aloud. as in # Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the -ick word family chunk.Thenuse the word family to help you read the word aloud | Coor the Chunk
Level 2
I.Color the chunk.
2.Read the words.
3.Circle only the real words*
Below the line,I've included challenge words that have blends or
digraphs.Try them WITH your learners.
*-ill and-ick are excluded from Level 2 because most
onsets either create areal word(according to Webster)
or an inappropriate word(according to the online Urban
Dictionary)
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FAQs

What is the purpose of “Color the Chunk” word-family pages?

To help beginning or struggling readers use word chunks to read words by color-coding word families and reading them aloud.

What tasks do learners complete in Level 1?

For each word, learners color in the word-family chunk and then use the word family to read the word aloud.

What changes in Level 2?

Level 2 includes instructions to read the words and to circle only the real words, plus a challenge section with blends or digraphs; it also explains exclusions for -ill and -ick.

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Mimi