-it Word Family Worksheets

Read the eight words aloud with your child, then have them write each one on its row. Expect about twelve minutes. Sit and hit are easy to act out, while kit and pit may need a picture. Check with the answer key, and press New version for another round. 5 versions suits a classroom, and Practice online works on a tablet. Read the finished list back once more.

The t at the end is a quick stop. Some beginners add an extra sound after it, reading sit as sitta, so train them to stop cleanly. Bit, fit, hit and sit are verbs and nouns the child already uses. Wit is rare and lit is easy to link to light. Pairing -it with -ig keeps the vowel steady. Next come -in and -ip. Return to the list for a few minutes over several days, and sit and hit will be automatic by the weekend.

Act out sit, hit and fit before the eight rows, then add the first sound to -it and write each word. Children who add a sound after the t need a clap on the final stop. Missing vowel is the next check that short i holds up on its own. Rhyming gives a quick matching sheet when the list feels too familiar.

Why does my child say sit as sitta?

The t is a stop sound, and beginners often add a small vowel after it. Whisper the word and clap on the t so the sound ends cleanly. A few days of short practice usually fixes it.

Does wit need a definition?

Briefly: it means cleverness or humor. It follows the pattern, so a child can read it by blending. Most six year olds will not know it, and that is fine for now.

What are the eight words in the -it column?

Bit, fit, hit, kit, lit, pit, sit and wit, eight in all. They share short i. The -ig column lets a child compare pit with pig.