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Word Family Word Wheels - Phonics

This page has phonics word wheels that you and your students can build. For best results, print the wheel on thick card stock. Cut out the wheels and attach with a brass paper fastener. Students can spin the wheels and read the words.
Phonics Word Wheels Worksheets

Beginning Consonants Word Wheels

Phonics word wheel: bag, bed, big, bug, bad, beg, but, box.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
B-  Word Wheel
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Phonics word wheel: cat, cot, cut, cab, car, cup, call, can.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
C-  Word Wheel (Hard C)
Phonics word wheel: city, cent, face, ice, place, trace, race. (Since there are not many simple words that begin with soft-c, not all words have initial consonant sounds.)
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
C-  Word Wheel (Soft C)
Phonics word wheel: dad, dig, dog, dug, dab, dip, did, dot.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
D-  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: far, fix, fox, fly, for, fish, food, fast.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
F-  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: get, go, got, gap, good, give, gave, gas.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
G -  Word Wheel (Hard G)
Phonics word wheel: gym, gem, gel, germ, giant.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
G -  Word Wheel (Soft G)
Phonics word wheel: hat, ham, hit, hug, had, her, hot, has.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
H -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: jam, jaw, jet, jar, job, just, jump, joke.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
J -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: key, kit, king, kite, kick, kind, keep, kid.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
K -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: lay, leg, lit, log, lap, let, lot, late.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
L -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel:  mat, map, men, man, mug, mop, me, make.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
M -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: nap, net, not, nut, no, new, now, note.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
N -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: pad, pan, pet, pig, pot, put, peg, pen.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
P -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: quit, quiet, queen, quilt, quite, quiz, quarter, quack.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Q -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: ran, red, rob, rug, rat, rag, roll, run.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
R -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: sat, set, sit, sud, saw, so, see, sad.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
S -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: tug, to, too, tip, top, tin, tub, tap.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
T -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: vet, van, vase, vest, vote, very, vine.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
V -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: way, wet, worm, wag, west, wall, well, warm.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
W -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: fox, box, ax, ox, exit, extra, x-ray (*Note: Since there aren't many simple words that begin with x, these are not all initial consonant sounds.)
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
X -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: yes, yet, you, yellow.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Y -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: zoo, zip, zap, zebra.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Z -  Word Wheel

Vowel Word Wheels

Phonics word wheel: cat, bat, cab, at, mat, bath, last, nap.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short A -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: base, lake, bake, cake, same, name, came, face.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long A -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: rest, fed, bed, tell, well, pet, let, best.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short E -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: we, see, bee, feet, beep, keep, meet, me.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long E -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: hit, sit, big, dig, pig, bib, kid, hid.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short I -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: nice, mice, ice, bike, hi, mile, kind, find.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long I -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: hot, not, on, stop, doll, job, mop, got.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short O -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: slow, so, go, code, poke, blow, snow, tow.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long O -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: cup, cut, bus, tub, us, up, rug, run.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short U -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: music, clue, use, blue, mule, tube, cube, menu.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long U -  Word Wheel

Consonant Blends

Phonics word wheel: clip, clay, clock, clip, clam, clog, and clap.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Cl -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: tray, trip, trap, tree, and try.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Tr -  Word Wheel

Consonant Digraphs

Use this word wheel to practice words ending in -ck.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ck Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: ship, shop, shell, she, shoe, and show.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Sh -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: chip, chip, chin, chew, chess, and chest.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Ch -  Word Wheel

Vowel Digraphs

Phonics word wheel: may, pay, say, hay, day, clay, tray, and play.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
AY -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: bee, see, weed, tree, feet, queen, and seed.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
EE -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: eat. neat, seat, treat, and sea.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
EA -  Word Wheel

Vowel Diphthongs

Phonics word wheel: tow, row, snow, grow, flow, and blow.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long OW -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: now, plow, cow, brown, flower, town, and how.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short OW -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: mouth, cloud, out, about, and loud.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
OU -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: boot, cool, pool, school, moo, boo, and tool.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Long OO -  Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: cook, book, wool, look, took, wood, hook, and foot.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Short OO -  Word Wheel

Word Family Word Wheels

Phonics word wheel: back, black, track, snack, crack, and shack.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ack Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: glad, mad, sad, dad, and bad.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ad Word Wheel
Spin the circles to make the words: rag, bag, tag, sag, snag, and wag.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ag Word Wheel
Words in the -ail family include: sail, pail, mail, and fail.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ail Word Wheel
This word wheel features the words gain, rain, main, brain, pain, chain, drain, and train.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ain Word Wheel
Words in the -ake family include rake, take, make, bake, shake, and snake.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ake Word Wheel
This word wheel has tall, mall, call, ball, fall, and wall.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-all Word Wheel
Students spin the wheel to make the words jam, ham, slam, swam, ram, swam, and yam.
Kindergarten
-am Word Wheel
Spin the circles to make the words: than, pan, can, man, ran, and fan.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-an Word Wheel
Words in the -and family include sand, hand, land, and stand.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-and Word Wheel
Spin to make the words: map, tap, slap, flap, and nap.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ap Word Wheel
Spin the circles to make the words: rat, bat, that, sat, mat, and cat.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-at Word Wheel
Phonics word families:  plate, gate, state, mate, and late.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ate Word Wheel
Word family word wheel: saw, law, paw, straw, and claw.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-aw Word Wheel
This family of words contains: play, stay, say, day, and way.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ay Word Wheel
This phonics spinner has meal, real, seal, heal, teal, and steal.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-eal Word Wheel
This spinner has four -ear ("-air") words: bear, tear, wear, and pear.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ear Word Wheel (\
The -ear phonics circle has hear, near, pear, and tear.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ear Word Wheel (\
Phonics spinner has: heat, beat, meat, neat, wheat, and seat.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-eat Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel:  sled, red, fed, and led.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ed Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has peel, wheel, and feel.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-eel Word Wheel
Black and white version: sweep, sleep, deep, beep, keep, and sheep.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-eep Word Wheel
The -eet phonics family includes:  feet, greet, street, and beet.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-eet Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel:  bell, sell, tell, well, smell, and spell.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ell Word Wheel
This word wheel is a great way for students to practice the words den, pen, hen, men, ten, then, and when.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-en Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: blend, send, lend, spend, friend.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-end Word Wheel
The -ent phonics circle has rent, spent, tent, dent, and cent.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ent Word Wheel
This word family set has only four words: here, there, were, and where.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ere Word Wheel
Phonics word family wheel: west, test, best, pest, chest, and nest.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-est Word Wheel
This phonics word wheel includes the words wet, get, jet, net, set, yet, let, and pet.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-et Word Wheel
Phonics word family wheel: new, knew, grew, and drew.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ew Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words price, slice, rice, mice, and nice.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ice Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words sick, trick, thick, pick, stick, and kick.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ick Word Wheel
Cut and assemble this word wheel to help students learn the words big, dig, wig, twig, pig, and fig.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ig Word Wheel
Phonics wheel with -ight words: sight, bright, right, light, might, and light.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ight Word Wheel
Use this word wheel to make the words bike, like, spike, hike, and strike.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ike Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words time, dime, lime, chime, crime.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ime Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words pin, tin and thin.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-in Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words pine, line, dine, and mine.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ine Word Wheel
Words the end with -ing, including: sing, wing, thing, king, swing, and ring.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ing Word Wheel
Words the end with -ing, including: think, stink, sink, and wink.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ink Word Wheel
This phonics wheel has the words dip, sip, lip, tip, and rip.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ip Word Wheel
Phonics word wheel: sit, quit, lit, bit, and slit.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-it Word Wheel
This word family wheel has the words boat, goat, float, and throat.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-oat Word Wheel
This word family wheel has the words lock, stock, and rock, dock.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ock Word Wheel
On this phonics word wheel, students can spin and read the words jog, log, hog, fog, dog, clog, and frog.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-og Word Wheel
This word family wheel has the words look, took, shook, cook, book, and hook.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ook Word Wheel
Students can use this word wheel to learn the words tool, pool, spool, drool, fool, cool, and stool.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ool Word Wheel
This set includes top, stop, hop, and chop.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-op Word Wheel
This set includes more, sore, tore, wore, store.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ore Word Wheel
These words include got, lot, cot, and dot.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ot Word Wheel
These words include mow, glow, tow, bow, and flow.  (Double wheel)
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ow Word Wheel  #1
These words include how, now, cow, pow, and wow.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ow Word Wheel #2
These words include tub, club, cub, and sub.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ub Word Wheel
This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-uck Word Wheel
This set includes  tug, mug, rug, dug, and plug.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ug Word Wheel
This set includes lump, pump, thump, and jump.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ump Word Wheel
This word wheel includes the words bun, fun, sun, and spun.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-un Word Wheel
This circle includes  junk, trunk, bunk, sunk, chunk, skunk.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-unk Word Wheel
This circle includes but, cut, gut, shut, and nut.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
-ut Word Wheel

Blank Word Wheel Template

Make your own word family, phonics word wheel!
Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Blank Word Wheel
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