-um Word Family

A word family is a group of words that share the same ending or a rime. The following words are included in the -um word family:

This word family contains a vowel as well as a final consonant sound, e.g. “um” in “gum“ and our list only includes 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.