Crab: A Word Family Resource Collection

crab
-ab Word Family List

blab flab scab
cab gab slab
crab* grab stab
dab jab tab
drab lab prefab
fab nab taxicab
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Name ___________________________________
Meet the -ab Word Family

blab cab crab dab
drab fab flab gab
grab jab lab nab
scab slab stab tab
Bookmarkers: -ab
Bookmarkers provide easy access to the word family list.
Cut and distribute bookmarkers for students to keep at their desk.
For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
blab blab blab blab

cab cab cab cab
crab crab crab crab
dab dab dab dab
drab drab drab drab
fab fab fab fab
flab flab flab flab
gab gab gab gab
grab grab grab grab
jab jab jab jab
lab lab lab lab
nab nab nab nab
scab scab scab scab
slab slab slab slab
stab stab stab stab
tab tab tab tab
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Name ___________________________________
Matching: -ab
Set 1 of 2
Draw a line from the -ab picture to the matching -ab word.
1. fab
2. flab
3. grab
4. dab
5. gab
6. crab
7. drab
Name ___________________________________
Matching: -ab
Set 2 of 2
Draw a line from the -ab picture to the matching -ab word.
1. jab
2. scab
3. stab
4. nab
5. tab
6. lab
7. blab
Name ___________________________________
Finish the Word: -ab

Say the name of the picture Then add -ab to finish each word.
cr d c
j l fl
bl sc l
Name ___________________________________
Look, Circle and Write 1: -ab

Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word
on the lines. Draw a picture in the box to illustrate the last word.
stab stob nap nab tab teb
gub gab drab drum fib fab
grab grape slab sab
crab
Name ___________________________________________
Look, Circle and Write 2: -ab

Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word
on the lines.
1.
lab
lub
2.
crib
crab
3.
nub
nab
4.
gab
gob
5.
grab
grub
-ab Buddy Puzzle 1
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
cr ab d ab
l ab n ab
gr ab bl ab
-ab Buddy Puzzle 2
Cut, color, match pairs and glue. For durability, print on vellum and laminate.
sc ab c ab
f ab dr ab
fl ab sl ab
-ab Word Family Flash Cards. Cut and Laminate.
blab
cab
crab
dab
drab
fab
flab
gab
grab
jab
lab
nab
scab
slab
stab
tab
prefab
taxicab
lab
crab
Name __________________________________
X’s and O’s: -ab

Circle each picture that ends with the -ab rhyme. Make an X on the pictures that do not .
Name ___________________________________
More X’s and O’s: -ab

Circle each picture that ends with the -ab rhyme. Make an X on the pictures that do not .
Name ___________________________________
See, Say, Spell: -ab

See and say the name of the –ab picture. Then, spell the –ab word. On the last one, say the
–ab word and draw a picture of it in the box.
lab
Name ___________________________________
Alphabet Soup: -ab

Write the –ab words from the word bank in alphabetical order.
1. 7.
2. 8.
3. 9.
4. 10.
5. 11.
6. 12.
slab tab blab jab cab drab

scab nab crab grab lab dab
Name ___________________________________
Cloze the Gap: -ab

Read the sentences saying the word “crab" when you come to a blank space.
If it sounds silly, choose another word from the –ab family to complete the sentence.
1. Don’t ________________ about the surprise party.
2. May I have a ________________ of jelly on my bread?
3. You look ________________ in that dress.
4. We do experiments in the science ________________.
5. I saw a ________________ on the beach.
6. We took a ________________ ride to the airport.
7. I have a ________________ on my knee from falling off my bike.
8. I’ll grow ________________ on my belly if I eat too many cookies.
9. ________________ that umbrella in case it rains today.
10. I used a knife to ________________ the French fry.
11. The folder has a ________________ to write your name on.
12. Did the cookie thief ________________ the last oatmeal cookie?
Word Bank
nab flab lab dab crab grab
tab stab fab cab scab blab
Name ___________________________________
Picture Sentences: -ab

Read each sentence below. Write the sentence and spell the –ab picture. Illustrate the sentences
on the back of your paper.
1. That has big pincers!
2. We took a ride in the city.
3. My dog is a yellow .
Name ___________________________________
Score with Scrabble: -ab

Read each Scrabble word. Add and record the numbers in the score box. Total the scores at the bottom.
score
S 1 C 3 A 1 B 3
N 1 A 1 B 3
L 1 A 3 B 3
J 8 A 1 B 3
G 2 R 1 A 1 B 3
G 2 A 1 B 3
F 4 L 1 A 1 B 3
D 2 R 1 A 1 B 3
C 3 R 1 A 1 B 3
C 3 A 1 B 3
B 3 L 1 A 1 B 3
Total
Name ___________________________________
Configuration Station: -ab

Write the words from the word bank below to fit the box patterns.
1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4. 8.
nab crab jab blab flab cab lab grab
Name ___________________________________
Word Family Definitions: -ab

Read each word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the matching letter
in the column under the arrow. Write a sentence for each word. The first one is done for you.
Word Sentence Definition
1. blab i Please don’t blab about the spilled milk. a. touch lightly, a little bit
2. cab b. a tag you pull to open

something, or a label
3. crab c. to catch a criminal, or

take into custody
4. dab d. too much fat on the

body
5. drab e. A room where scientists

work, or a breed of dog
6. flab f. an animal that lives in a

flat shell and has pincers
g. a broad, flat piece of
7. grab material, or cut of meat
8. lab h. to puncture or gash

with knife or a sharp object
i. talking a lot, spreading
9. nab gossip or rumors
10. scab j. a healing crust that forms

over a wound or sore
11. slab k. a car that drives people

around for money
l. dull, boring, lifeless, plain
12. stab unexciting, colorless
m. to grip or take hold of
13. tab something very quickly
Name ___________________________________
Picture This!: -ab

Cut the letters. Spell the words illustrated in the pictures. Glue words to the squares. Add .
a 1 a 1 a 1 a 1 a 1 b 2
b 2 b 2 b 2 b 2 b 2 c 3
f 4 g 5 l 6 l 6 l 6 r 7
Name __________________________________
Word Search: -ab
c r a b e v o f a b
a i v l a b x l q w
b x h a e k o a k s
x g a b m d a b x c
o r v i w r h o v a
n a b e k a m t a b
q b h j a b q w e h
s l a b o i s t a b
blab cab crab dab drab fab flab gab
grab jab lab nab scab slab stab tab
Name ___________________________________
Crossword Puzzle: -ab
1 2
4 5
6 7
Across Down
1. a car that drives people around for money 1. an animal with a shell and pincers
3. this is what we pull to open a can of soda 2. to puncture something with a knife
4. to take hold of something quickly 4. we do this on the phone with our friends
5. a little blob of something 5. lifeless, boring, plain, not exciting
7. a room for science experiments
Names __________________________________
Suffix Word Builder: -ab

Look at the root words on the left. Make new words by adding -s, -ed and -ing. Write the
new words in the boxes. *Be sure to double the consonant before adding ed or ing. The
first one is done for you.
Root Word -s -ed* -ing*
jab jabs jabbed jabbing

blab
dab
gab
grab
jab
lab
nab
scab
stab
Name ___________________________________
Suffix Cloze: -ab

Complete the sentences using -ab suffix words from the Word Bank.
You may use your -ab Suffix Word Builder worksheet for support.
1. Jenny likes __________________ on the phone with her friends.
2. Ouch! I __________________ myself with the knife.
3. I __________________ the ball as quickly as I could.
4. The doctor __________________ a little cream on my wound.
5. __________________ the crook was easy for the smart detective.
6. We practiced giving each other __________________in karate class.
7. I asked my sister to stop __________________ my secrets.
8. We saw dozens of taxi__________________ in New York City.
9. I am glad my sore has finally __________________ over.
10. Our school has two science __________________ .
11. __________________ live on beaches all around the world.
12. This book has many pop up __________________ to pull.
Word Bank
labs crabs scabbed tabs blabbing cabs
dabbed gabbing grabbed jabs stabbed nabbing
Word Family Slide: -ab
ab
Word Family Slide

(Sound Blending)
Cut around the circle. Cut the two slits in the circle beside the rime chunk to insert the slide.
Demonstrate use for students: blending to form and say new words in this word family.
For durability, print on vellum, cut and laminate.
bl fl n
c
g sc
cr
gr sl
d
dr j st
f
l t
Word Family: -ab
Pictures and Words for Sorts
-ab pictures and words
blab
cab
crab
dab
Word Family: -ab
drab
fab
flab
gab
Word Family: -ab
grab
jab
lab
nab
Word Family: -ab
scab
slab
stab
tab
Name ___________________________________
Word List Handwriting Practice: -ab

Trace over words in the -ab word list. Then, write the words on the spaces below.
Draw a pictures of the words on the back of your paper.
blab cab crab dab drab
fab flab gab grab jab
lab nab scab slab stab
tab prefab taxicab
Name ___________________________________
Sentences Handwriting Practice: -ab

Trace over the words in each sentence. Then, write the sentences on the spaces below.
We took a cab to the lab.
Don’t blab the fab surprise!
The crab grabbed my bag.
Put a little dab on your scab.
Name ___________________________________
Writing Station: -ab

blab, cab, crab, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab,
grab, jab, lab, nab, scab, slab, stab, tab
Write sentences or a creative story using -ab words of your choice.
Name _______________________________
Word Family Fun: -ab

Create words from the -ab word family
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab
Name _______________________________
Word Family Picture: -ab

Create words from the -ab word family. Then, draw a picture of an -ab word in the box.
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab
______ab ______ab

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-ab Word Family List

Meet the -ab Word Family

drab fab flab gab

grab jab lab nab

scab slab stab tab

blab blab blab blab

Finish the Word: -ab

Look, Circle and Write 1: -ab

stab stob nap nab tab teb

gub gab drab drum fib fab

grab grape slab sab

Look, Circle and Write 2: -ab

X’s and O’s: -ab

More X’s and O’s: -ab

See, Say, Spell: -ab

Alphabet Soup: -ab

slab tab blab jab cab drab

Cloze the Gap: -ab

1. Don’t ________________ about the surprise party.

2. May I have a ________________ of jelly on my bread?

3. You look ________________ in that dress.

4. We do experiments in the science ________________.

5. I saw a ________________ on the beach.

6. We took a ________________ ride to the airport.

7. I have a ________________ on my knee from falling off my bike.

8. I’ll grow ________________ on my belly if I eat too many cookies.

9. ________________ that umbrella in case it rains today.

10. I used a knife to ________________ the French fry.

11. The folder has a ________________ to write your name on.

Picture Sentences: -ab

1. That has big pincers!

2. We took a ride in the city.

Score with Scrabble: -ab

Configuration Station: -ab

nab crab jab blab flab cab lab grab

Word Family Definitions: -ab

Word Sentence Definition

2. cab b. a tag you pull to open

3. crab c. to catch a criminal, or

4. dab d. too much fat on the

5. drab e. A room where scientists

6. flab f. an animal that lives in a

8. lab h. to puncture or gash

10. scab j. a healing crust that forms

11. slab k. a car that drives people

Picture This!: -ab

Word Search: -ab

Crossword Puzzle: -ab

Suffix Word Builder: -ab

Root Word -s -ed* -ing*

jab jabs jabbed jabbing

Suffix Cloze: -ab

1. Jenny likes __________________ on the phone with her friends.

2. Ouch! I __________________ myself with the knife.

3. I __________________ the ball as quickly as I could.

4. The doctor __________________ a little cream on my wound.

5. __________________ the crook was easy for the smart detective.

6. We practiced giving each other __________________in karate class.

7. I asked my sister to stop __________________ my secrets.

8. We saw dozens of taxi__________________ in New York City.

9. I am glad my sore has finally __________________ over.

10. Our school has two science __________________ .