The engaging reproducible stories and activities help students make connections with word sounds and spelling patterns. -ag, -am, -an, -at, -en, -et, -ig, -in, -ip, -it, -ob, -op, -ot, -ub, -ug, -un By learning to recognize familiar parts of words, students rapidly increase their reading vocabulary, leading to a positive reading experience. The word family words are made meaningful in the context of engaging, often humorous stories. The comprehension and vocabulary pages take students beyond word recognition, providing practice with test-type comprehension questions and word meaning. Reproducible word-list sliders encourage repeated practice of the word families, leading to increased oral reading fluency. An easy-to-use answer key of reduced pages is also included. This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. A leader in PreK–8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.