A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -ull word family that make the short oo sound:
| bull | full | pull |
The following words are included in the -ull word family that make the short u sound:
| cull | dull | gull | hull |
| lull | mull | skull |
This word family contains a vowel (short oo or u) as well as a final consonant sound. Our list includes only one syllable words. Word families help young readers notice features of words, e.g., patterns and rimes; they are helpful when teaching both reading and spelling.
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