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Word Families
Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern - they have some of the same
combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. For example, at, cat, hat, and fat are a family of
words with the "at" sound and letter combination in common.
The 37 most common word families in English (according to Wylie and Durrell) are: ack, ain, ake, ale, all,
ame, an, ank, ap, ash, at, ate, aw, ay, eat, ell, est, ice, ick, ide, ight, ill, in, ine, ing, ink, ip, it, ock, oke, op,
ore, ot, uck ,ug, ump, unk.
Many of the nursery rhymes contain common word families. You can use these rhymes to teach these
letter combinations (and how they are spelled and spoken), having the students sound them out after
memorizing the rhyme. You can study one word family a week. Students can use the Little Explorers
Picture Dictionary to look for more words that belong to word families.
The following is a list of the most common word families in English (from Wylie and Durrell, 1970, plus a
few other word families) and exemplars of each.
Word Families
ack
ad
ail
ain
ake
ale
all
am
attack
back
black
crack
hack
Jack
knack
lack
pack
quack
rack
sack
snack
stack
tack
track
whack
Zack
ad
bad
dad
had
lad
mad
pad
sad
ail
fail
hail
jail
mail
nail
pail
rail
sail
snail
tail
wail
brain
gain
grain
main
pain
plain
rain
slain
Spain
strain
train
bake
brake
cake
fake
flake
lake
make
rake
sake
stake
take
wake
bale
dale
gale
male
pale
sale
stale
tale
ball
call
fall
hall
mall
stall
tall
wall
cam
dam
dram
ham
jam
lam
Pam
ram
Sam
slam
tam
wham
ame
an
ank
ap
ash
at
ate
aw
came
fame
game
lame
name
same
shame
tame
an
ban
bran
can
clan
Dan
fan
flan
Fran
Jan
pan
ran
span
Stan
tan
van
bank
blank
crank
dank
drank
Hank
plank
prank
rank
sank
tank
thank
cap
clap
flap
gap
lap
map
nap
rap
sap
tap
trap
wrap
ash
bash
cash
dash
flash
gash
hash
lash
mash
rash
sash
slash
stash
at
bat
brat
cat
chat
fat
flat
hat
mat
pat
rat
sat
spat
tat
that
vat
abate
ate
crate
date
fate
grate
hate
late
mate
plate
sate
state
claw
flaw
draw
flaw
gnaw
jaw
law
paw
raw
saw
slaw
straw
thaw
ay
eat
eel
eep
eet
ell
en
ent
away
bray
bay
clay
day
delay
flay
gay
gray
hay
jay
lay
may
nay
pay
play
pray
ray
say
spray
stay
sway
tray
way
beat
eat
feat
heat
meat
neat
peat
seat
wheat
eel
feel
heel
keel
peel
reel
steel
wheel
beep
creep
deep
jeep
keep
peep
sheep
sleep
steep
weep
beet
feet
fleet
greet
meet
sleet
sweet
bell
cell
dell
dwell
fell
sell
smell
spell
swell
tell
well
Ben
den
fen
gentlemen
hen
men
pen
ten
wren
bent
cent
dent
lent
rent
sent
tent
vent
went
est
ice
ick
ide
ife
ight
ile
ill
best
jest
nest
pest
quest
rest
test
vest
west
ice
dice
nice
mice
rice
slice
kick
lick
nick
pick
quick
Rick
sick
slick
stick
thick
tick
trick
wick
bride
hide
pride
ride
side
slide
tide
wide
fife
knife
life
wife
bright
delight
fight
flight
fright
light
might
night
right
sight
slight
tight
tonight
file
mile
Nile
pile
rile
smile
stile
tile
vile
while
bill
hill
ill
Jill
pill
sill
still
till
will
in
ine
ing
ink
ip
it
oat
ock
bin
din
grin
in
kin
pin
shin
spin
thin
tin
win
dine
fine
line
mine
nine
pine
swine
tine
vine
bring
cling
fling
king
ping
ring
sing
sling
spring
sting
string
swing
thing
wing
zing
blink
brink
ink
link
mink
pink
rink
sink
think
wink
grip
hip
lip
nip
ship
sip
slip
tip
trip
whip
bit
fit
grit
hit
it
kit
lit
pit
quit
sit
spit
twit
wit
boat
coat
float
gloat
goat
oat
throat
block
clock
cock
dock
flock
frock
lock
mock
o'clock
rock
sock
stock
og
oil
oke
oo
ood
oof
ook
oom
bog
cog
clog
dog
fog
frog
hog
jog
log
slog
boil
broil
coil
foil
oil
soil
spoil
toil
awoke
bloke
broke
joke
poke
spoke
stroke
woke
boo
goo
moo
shoo
too
zoo
good
hood
stood
wood
goof
proof
roof
spoof
book
brook
cook
crook
hook
look
nook
shook
took
bloom
boom
broom
doom
gloom
loom
room
zoom
ood
ool
oon
oop
oot
brood
food
mood
cool
pool
spool
stool
tool
goon
moon
noon
soon
spoon
droop
hoop
loop
scoop
snoop
troop
orn
ot
ought
corn
morn
scorn
thorn
apricot
blot
cot
dot
got
hot
jot
lot
not
plot
pot
rot
shot
spot
tot
trot
bought
brought
fought
ought
sought
thought
oot
(long oo)
(short oo)
boot
hoot
scoot
shoot
foot
soot
ould
ouse
out
could
should
would
douse
house
louse
mouse
spouse
about
out
lout
pout
shout
spout
stout
tout
op
ore
bop
cop
crop
drop
flop
mop
pop
stop
top
bore
core
chore
lore
more
ore
pore
sore
store
tore
wore
ow
ow
bow
cow
chow
how
now
plow
sow
vow
wow
bow
blow
crow
flow
glow
grow
low
mow
row
show
slow
snow
sow
stow
throw
tow
(rhymes with (rhymes with

cow)
low)
own
uck
ug
ump
unk
brown
crown
down
drown
frown
gown
nightgown
town
buck
duck
luck
muck
puck
pluck
stuck
tuck
yuck
bug
dug
hug
jug
lug
mug
pug
rug
tug
bump
dump
hump
jump
lump
pump
rump
stump
trump
bunk
flunk
junk
lunk
plunk
punk
slunk
sunk
trunk
Word families
used in Nursery
Rhymes:
Bees: ay, may, hay.
Bees
A swarm of bees
in May,
Is worth a load of hay.

A swarm of bees
in June,
Is worth a silver spoon.

A swarm of bees
in July,
Isn't worth a fly.

----THE END----
The Boy in the Barn: ay, hay, away.
The Boy in the Barn

A little boy
went into the barn,
And lay down on some hay.

An owl
came out,
And flew about,

And the little boy
ran away.
----THE END----
Curly Locks: ine, mine, swine.
Curly Locks
Curly locks
Will you
, Curly locks,
be mine?
You shall not wash dishes,

Nor feed the swine,
But sit on a cushion,
And sew
a fine seam,
And feed upon strawberries,
Sugar
, and cream.
8
Five Speckled Frogs: og, frog, log; ool, cool, pool.
Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five 5 little speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating some most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One 1 frog
jumped
in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,

Now there are four 4 speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.
Four 4 little speckled frogs,

Yum, Yum.
One 1 frog
jumped
in the pool,

Now there are three 3 speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.
Three 3 little speckled frogs,

Yum, Yum.
10
One 1 frog
jumped
in the pool,

Now there are two 2 speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.
Two 2 little speckled frogs,

Yum, Yum.
One 1 frog
jumped
in the pool,

Now there is one 1 speckled frog,
Glub, glub.
11
One 1 little speckled frog,

Yum, Yum.
One 1 frog
jumped
in the pool,

Now there are no 0 speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.
----THE END----
12
Georgie Porgie: ay, play, away.
Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie
Kissed
, pudding and pie;
the girls
When the boys

Georgie Porgie
and made them cry.

came out to play,
ran away.
----THE END----
13
Hey Diddle Diddle: iddle, diddle, fiddle; oon, spoon, moon.
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE

Hey diddle diddle, the cat
The cow
The little dog
And the dish
and the fiddle,
jumped over the moon,

laughed
to see
such sport,
ran away with the spoon.

----THE END----
14
Hickety, Pickety, My Black Hen: en, hen, gentlemen; ay, day, lay.
Hickety, Pickety,
My Black Hen
Hickety, pickety, my black hen,

She lays eggs
Gentlemen
To see
for gentlemen.
come every day,
what my black hen
doth lay.
----THE END----
15
Hickory Dickory Dock: ock, dock, clock; ive, five, hive; ine, nine, fine.
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK

Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse
The clock
ran up the clock,
struck one 1, and down
he run,
Hickory Dickory Dock!

The bird
The clock
looked at the clock,

struck two 2, and away she flew,
Hickory Dickory Dock

The dog
The clock
barked at the clock,

struck three 3, fiddle-de-dee,
16

The bear
The clock
slept on the clock,
struck four 4, he ran out the door,

The bee
The clock
buzzed round the clock,

struck five 5, she went to her hive,
The hen
The clock
clucked at the clock,

struck six 6, fiddle-sticks,
17

The cat
The clock
ran round the clock,
struck seven 7, she wanted to get 'em,

The horse
The clock
jumped over the clock,

struck eight 8, he ate some cake,
The cow
The clock
danced on the clock,

struck nine 9, she felt so fine,
18

The pig
The clock
oinked at the clock,

struck ten 10, she did it again,

The snake
The clock
squirmed out of the clock,
struck eleven 11, he said, "Let me get in",

The snail
The clock
slimed up the clock,

struck twelve 12, what a sticky self,

----THE END----
19
Humpty Dumpty: all, wall, fall.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty
All the king's
sat on a wall.
had a great fall.

horses,
And all the king's
men,
Couldn't put Humpty
together again.
----THE END----
20
Hush A Bye Baby: all, all, fall.
Hush a Bye Baby

Hush-a-bye, baby,
In the tree
top.
When the wind blows,

The cradle
will rock.
When the bough

The cradle
And down
breaks,
will fall,
will come baby,
Cradle
and all.
----THE END----
21
I'm a Little Teapot: out, out, spout, stout.
I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot
Here is my handle
short and stout,

, here is my spout,
When I get all steamed up

Tip me over
hear me shout,
and pour me out.
----THE END----
22
Jack and Jill: ill, Jill, hill; own, down, crown.
JACK AND JILL

Jack
and Jill
went up the hill,
To fetch a pail
Jack
of water.
fell down,
And broke his crown;

And Jill
Then up
came tumbling after.
Jack
got, and home
as fast as he
could caper.
They put him
to bed,
did trot,
and plastered his head,

with vinegar
and brown paper.

----THE END----
23
Jack Be Nimble: ick, quick, stick.
Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick

Jack
Jack
Jack
be nimble,
be quick,
jump over the candlestick.

----THE END----
24
Knick Knack Paddy Whack: ee, three, knee; ive, five, hive; ine, nine, shine; en, ten, hen,
eleven, heaven.
Knick, Knack, Paddy Whack

(This Old Man)
This old man
He
, he played one, (1)
played knick knack on his
thumb,
With a knick, knack, paddy whack,

Give the dog
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
He
played two, (2)
played knick knack on his shoe,

Give the dog
This old man
a bone;
came rolling home.
25
This old man

He
, he
played three, (3)
played knick knack on his knee,

Give the dog
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
He
played four, (4)
played knick knack on his door,

Give the dog
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
He
played five, (5)
played knick knack on his hive,

Give the dog
This old man
a bone;
came rolling home.
26
This old man

He
, he
played six, (6)
played knick knack on his sticks,

Give the dog
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
He
played seven, (7)
played knick knack with his
pen,

Give the dog
He
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
played eight, (8)
gate,

Give the dog
This old man
a bone;
came rolling home.

27
This old man

He
, he
played nine, (9)
played knick knack, rise and shine,

Give the dog
a bone;
This old man
came rolling home.
This old man
, he
He
played ten, (10)
hen,

Give the dog
This old man
This old man

He
a bone;
came rolling home.
, he
played eleven, (11)
played knick knack up in heaven,

Give the dog
This old man
a bone;
came rolling home.

28
This old man

He
, he
played twelve, (12)
played knick knack, dig and delve,

Give the dog
This old man
a bone;
came rolling home.
----THE END----
29
Little Bo Peep: eep, peep, sheep.
Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep
has lost her sheep,
And can't tell where to find them.

Leave them
and they'll
Bringing their tails
alone,
come home,
behind them.
----THE END----
30
Little Boy Blue: orn, horn, corn; eep, sheep, asleep.
LITTLE BOY BLUE
Little Boy Blue

The sheep's
, come blow
your horn
in the meadow, the cow's
;
in the
corn.
Where is the boy
He's
who looks after the sheep?
under the haystack
, fast asleep.
----THE END----
31
Little Jack Horner: horner, corner.
LITTLE JACK HORNER

Little Jack Horner,
Sat in a corner;
Eating
a Christmas pie,
He stuck in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy
am I."
----THE END----
32
Little Mouse: ouse, mouse, house; eal, steal, meal; out, about; un, fun, run; eep, creep, peep.
THE LITTLE MOUSE

I have seen you, little mouse,
Running all about the house,
Through the hole your little eye,
In the wainscot peeping sly,
Hoping soon some crumbs to steal,
To make quite a hearty meal.
Look before you venture out,

See if pussy
If she's
is about.
gone, you'll quickly run,
To the larder for some fun;

Round about the dishes
creep,
Taking into each a peep,

To choose the daintiest that's there,
Spoiling things you do not care.
33
Little Sally Walker: est, west, best.
Little Sally Walker

A Jump-rope Rhyme
Little Sally Walker
, sitting in a saucer,
Ride, Sally, ride,

Wipe your weeping eyes,
E
, turn to the west W,
Turn to the east
Turn to the one that you love
best.
E
Aw, shake
it to the east
Aw, shake
it to the west W!
Aw, shake
it to the east
Aw, shake
it to the west W!
Turn to the one that you love
best.
----THE END---34
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: ary, Mary, contrary; ow, row, grow; ells, shells, bells.
Mary, mary, quite contrary
Mary
, Mary
, quite contrary,
How does your garden

With silver bells
grow?
and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
----THE END----
35
Mockingbird: ing, ring, sing; brass, glass.
Mockingbird
Hush, little baby
Mama's
, don't say
going to buy
If that mockingbird
Papa's
going to buy
If that diamond ring
Mama's
going to buy
If that looking glass
Papa's
going to buy
a word,
you a mockingbird.
won't sing,
you a diamond ring.
turns brass,
you a looking glass.
gets broke,
you a billy-goat.
36
And if that billy-goat

Mama's
going to buy
runs away,
you another one today.
And all of these things your parents

Because you're the best little child
will do,
in the world.
----THE END----
37
Monday's Child: ace, grace, face; ing, giving, living; ay, day, gay.
A Week of Birthdays
Monday's Child
Monday's child
is fair of face,
Tuesday's child
Wednesday's child
Thursday's child
Friday's child
is full of woe,
has far to go,
is loving
Saturday's child
But the child
is full of grace,
and giving,
works hard for a living,
that's born on the Sabbath day,
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

----THE END----
38
The Northwind Doth Blow: ow, blow, snow; ing, wing, thing.
The North Wind Doth Blow

The North Wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what shall the poor robin
do then?
Poor thing!
He'll
sit in the barn,
And keep himself warm,

And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing!
The North Wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will the dormouse
do then?
Poor thing!
39
Rolled up like a ball,

In his nest snug and small,
He'll sleep till warm weather comes in.
Poor thing!
----THE END----
40
Old Mother Hubbard: ead, bread, dead; at, cat, hat; ig, wig, jig; oat, coat, goat.
Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard,
To give her poor dog
But when she
a bone.
got there, her cupboard
And so the poor dog
She
went to the baker's
When she
She
went to the undertaker's
When she
had none.
to buy him
got back, the dog
got back, the dog
was bare;
some bread;
was dead.
to buy him
a coffin;
was a-laughing.
41
She
took him a clean dish
When she
She
She
came back, he
went to the hatter's
When she
went to the barber's
When she
She
came back, he
went to the tailor's
When she
to buy him
came back, he
a hat;
was feeding the cat.
to buy him
came back, he
went to the fruiterer's
some tripe;
was smoking a pipe.
came back, he
When she
She
to get him
a wig;
was dancing a jig.
to buy him
some fruit;
was playing the flute.
to buy him
a coat.
was riding a goat.
42
She
went to the cobbler's
When she
She
came back, he
When she
The dame
The dame
to buy him
came back, the dog
went to the hosier's

came back, he
some shoes;
was reading the news.
went to the seamstress
When she
She
to buy him
to buy him
some linen;
was a-spinning.
some hose;
was dressed in his clothes.
made a curtsy, the dog
said, "Your servant," the dog

"Bow-wow."
made a bow;
said,
----THE END----
43
One, Two, Buckle my Shoe: en, ten, hen; twelve, delve.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

One 1, two 2, buckle my shoe;
Three 3, four 4, shut the door;
Five 5, six 6, pick up sticks;
Seven 7, eight 8, lay them straight;
Nine 9, ten 10, a big, fat hen;
Eleven 11, twelve 12, dig
and delve;
Thirteen 13, fourteen 14, maids

Fifteen 15, sixteen 16, Maids
a courting;
in the kitchen;
Seventeen 17, eighteen 18, maids

Nineteen 19, twenty 20, my plate's
awaiting;
empty.
----THE END----
44
One, Two, Three, Four, Five: ive, alive, five.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five

One 1, two 2, three 3, four 4, five 5,
Once I caught
a fish
alive.
Six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, ten 10,

But I let it
go again.
Why did I let it

Because it bit
Which finger
go?
my finger
so.
did it bite?
The little one upon the right.

----THE END----
45
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-eater: ell, shelll, well.
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Peter
, Peter
Had a wife
He
, pumpkin-eater,
and couldn't keep her;
put her
And there he
in a pumpkin shell,
kept her
very well.
----THE END----
46
Rain, Rain: ay, away, day.
Rain
Rain
, rain
, go away,
Come again some other day.

Little Johnny
wants to play.
----THE END----
47
Rub-a-Dub-Dub: ub, dub, tub; ee, be, three.
Rub-a-Dub-Dub,
Three Men in a Tub
Rub-a-dub-dub
And who
The butcher
, three
men
do you think they

, the baker
in a tub,
be?
, the candlestick
maker,
Turn them out, knaves
all three.
----THE END----
48
See-Saw Marjorie Daw: aw, Daw, saw, straw.
See-Saw Marjorie Daw

See-Saw
Marjorie Daw;
Sold her bed,

And lay upon straw.
----THE END----
49
Sing a Song of Sixpence: ing, king, sing; oney, money, honey.
SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE

Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocketful of rye;
Four 4 and twenty 20 blackbirds,
Baked
When the pie
The birds
in a pie.
was opened,
began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish,

To put before the king?
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The king
was in the counting-house,
Counting
out his money;
The queen
was in the parlor,
Eating bread
The maid
and honey.
was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;

When down
And bit her
came a blackbird,
on the nose.
----THE END----
51
Star Light, Star Bright : ight, light, bright, night.
Star Light, Star Bright

Star light
, star
First 1st star

I wish
I see
I may, I wish
Have the wish
I wish
bright,
tonight,
I might,
tonight.
----THE END----
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Ten Little Monkeys: ed, bed, head.
Ten Little Monkeys

Ten 10 little monkeys,
Jumping
on the bed.
One 1 fell off and bumped his head.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
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Nine 9 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
One 1 fell off and bumped her head.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
Eight 8 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
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Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
Seven 7 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
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Six 6 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
Five 5 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
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Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
Four 4 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
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Three 3 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed ."
Two 2 little monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed.
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Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
One 1 little monkey,

Jumping
on the bed.
Mama
called the doctor,
And the doctor
said,
"No more monkeys,

Jumping
on the bed."
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There was a Crooked Man: ile, mile, stile; ouse, mouse, house.
There Was a Crooked Man

There was a crooked man,
And he
He
walked a crooked mile.

found a crooked sixpence,
Beside a crooked stile;

He
bought a crooked cat,
Which caught a crooked mouse,

And they all lived together,
In a little crooked house.
----THE END----
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There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly: at, cat, that; og, hog, dog; ow, cow, how.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly...
There was an old lady
I don't know why
who swallowed
she
swallowed
a fly,
a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!
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Three Blind Mice: ife, wife, knife.
Three Blind Mice

Three
blind mice,
Three
blind mice,
See
how they run!
They all ran
after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails,

With a carving knife.
Did you ever see
such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice.

----THE END----
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Three Little Kittens: en, kitten, mitten; ear, dear, fear.
Three Little Kittens

Three little kittens,
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh mother
dear,
We sadly fear,
That we have lost our mittens.
What! Lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow,
No, you shall have no pie.
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The three little kittens,

They found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother
dear,
See here, see here,

We have found our mittens.
What! Found your mittens,
You silly kittens!
Then you shall have some pie.
Purr-r, purr-r, purr-r,
Oh, let us have some pie.
Put on their mittens,
And soon ate up the pie;
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Oh, mother
dear,
We greatly fear,
That we have soiled our mittens.
What! Soiled your mittens,
You naughty kittens!
Then they began to sigh,
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
Then they began to sigh.
They washed their mittens,
And hung them out to dry;
Oh mother
dear,
Look here, look here,

We have washed our mittens.
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What! Washed your mittens

You're good little kittens
But I smell a mouse
,
.
close by!
Hush! Hush! Hush!

I smell a mouse
close by.
----THE END----
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To Market: ig, pig, jig; og, hog, jog.
To Market
To market
, to market,
To buy a fat pig,

Home
again, home
again,
Jiggety jig,
To market
, to market,
To buy a fat hog,

Home
again, home
again,
Jiggety jog,
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To market
, to market,
To buy a plum
Home
bun,
again, home
Market
again,
is done.
----THE END----
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Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son: eat, eat, beat.
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

Tom
, Tom
Stole a pig
, the Piper's son,

, and away did run!
The pig
was eat,
And Tom
And Tom
was beat,
went crying,
Down the street.

----THE END----
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Tommy Tittlemouse: ouse, Tittlemouse, house.
Tommy Tittlemouse
Little Tommy Tittlemouse,
Lived in a little house,
He
caught fishes,
In other men's
ditches.
----THE END----
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Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee: attle, battle, rattle.
Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee

Tweedle-Dum
and Tweedle-Dee,
Resolved to have a battle,

For Tweedle-Dum
said Tweedle-Dee,
Had spoiled his nice new rattle.
Just then flew
by a monstrous crow,
As big as a tar barrel,

Which frightened both
the heroes so,
They quite forgot the battle.

----THE END----
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Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,: orn, corn, thorn; ock, lock, flock; est, west, nest.
Vintery, Mintery, Cutery, Corn
Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn,

Apple
seed and apple
thorn;
Wire, briar, limber lock,

Three geese
in a flock.
One flew
And one flew
east,
west,
And one flew

The cuckoo's
over,
nest.
----THE END----
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Wee Willie Winkie: own, town, nightgown; ock, lock, o'clock.
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie,
Runs through the town,
Upstairs
, downstairs,
In his nightgown.
Rapping at the windows,
Crying through the lock,
"Are the children
all in bed?
For it's now eight 8 o'clock".

----THE END----
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What Are Little Girls Made Of? What Are Little Boys Made Of?: ice, spice, nice; ails, snails,
tails.
What Are Little Girls Made Of?

What Are Little Boys Made Of?
What are little girls
made of, made of?
What are little girls

Sugar
made of?
and spice, and everything nice,
That's what little girls
are made of.
What are little boys
made of, made of?
What are little boys

Snips and snails
made of?
, and puppy dog
That's what little boys
tails,
are made of.
----THE END---74
Yankee Doodle: andy, dandy, handy; ing, Gooding, pudding.
Yankee Doodle
Yankee Doodle
came to town,
Riding on a pony.
Stuck a feather
in his
hat,
And called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle
keep it up,
Yankee Doodle
Mind the music
and the steps,
And with the girls

Father
and I
dandy,
be handy.
went down to camp,
Along with Captain Gooding,

And there we saw the men
and boys,
As thick as hasty pudding.

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Yankee Doodle
keep it up,
Yankee Doodle
Mind the music
dandy,
and the steps,
And with the girls
be handy.
----THE END----
Reference: Richard E. Wylie and Donald D. Durrell, 1970. "Teaching Vowels Through Phonograms."
Elementary English 47, 787-791.
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Bees: ay, may, hay.

Is worth a load of hay.

Is worth a silver spoon.

Isn't worth a fly.

The Boy in the Barn: ay, hay, away.

The Boy in the Barn

went into the barn,

And lay down on some hay.

And flew about,

Curly Locks: ine, mine, swine.

You shall not wash dishes,

And feed upon strawberries,

Five Speckled Frogs: og, frog, log; ool, cool, pool.

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Where it was nice and cool,

Four 4 little speckled frogs,

Where it was nice and cool,

Three 3 little speckled frogs,

Where it was nice and cool,

Two 2 little speckled frogs,

Where it was nice and cool,

One 1 little speckled frog,

Where it was nice and cool,

Georgie Porgie: ay, play, away.

, pudding and pie;

When the boys

and made them cry.

Hey Diddle Diddle: iddle, diddle, fiddle; oon, spoon, moon.

THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE

and the fiddle,

jumped over the moon,

ran away with the spoon.

Hickety, pickety, my black hen,

what my black hen

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK

ran up the clock,

struck one 1, and down

Hickory Dickory Dock!

looked at the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock

barked at the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock,

slept on the clock,

struck four 4, he ran out the door,

buzzed round the clock,

clucked at the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock!

Hickory Dickory Dock,

ran round the clock,

struck seven 7, she wanted to get 'em,

jumped over the clock,

danced on the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock,

oinked at the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock!

squirmed out of the clock,

struck eleven 11, he said, "Let me get in",

slimed up the clock,

Hickory Dickory Dock!

Humpty Dumpty: all, wall, fall.

had a great fall.