The ow
Family Set
Written by Cherry Carl
Illustrated by Ron Leishman
Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com
-ow Word Family List
bow
brow
chow
cow
how
now
ow
plow
pow
prow
row
sow
vow
wow*
allow
avow
endow
eyebrow
kowtow
meow
powwow
somehow
disallow
anyhow
Cut and Paste :ow
pow
bow
chow
wow
cow
ow
now
row
Circle and Write
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches
the picture. Write the word on the lines.
1.
bow
bough
2.
pout
pow
3.
wow
whew
4.
caw
cow
5.
row
raw
Finish and Write
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ow family and rhymes
with wow, add –ow to finish writing the word.
b
tr
p
tr
w
c
ch
r
s
Configuration Station (ow)
Word Bank
plow
vow
brow
chow
now
cow
bow
wow
pow
how
sow
allow
ow Word Search
b r o w y p
l
o d g u x o k
o w z
i
o f
w z f h o w x d w y
y s o m e h o w g m
d o
i
y k c z f u e
f w a n y h o w d o
z g
l
u p o w w o w
i
l
f x w g x y
d
i
y v o w z d c o w f
n o w
plow
row
meow
how
wow
vow
i
now
brow
chow
y f u k g z
pow
allow
cow
bow
anyhow
sow
somehow
powwow
ow Crossword Puzzle
1
3
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Across
1. lots of food, kind of puppy food
3. large farm tool
7. one way or another
10. to give permission
meow
somehow
sow
chow
1.
2.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Down
an animal that gives us milk
excited remark
Ouch!
a line of hair above the eye
at once
female pig
cat sound
the way to do things
Word Bank
how
cow
allow
plow
brow
ow
wow
now
ow See, Say, Spell and Write
eyebrow
Cloze the Gap! (ow)
Read the following sentences, saying the word “wow”
when you come to a blank space. Use some words from
the ow family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread
your sentences to double check your choices!
1.
Some singers take a
after they sing.
2.
Grandpa’s
3.
My parents won’t
4.
Farmers and gardeners need a good
5.
Some navy men call their food
6.
When you get married you make a promise or a
7.
A mother pig is called a
.
8.
Does a cat really say
?
stepped on his foot while he was milking! Ow!
9.
me to stay up too late.
.
.
did you like that new movie?
10. My dog really likes the taste of her puppy
11.
.
We need to leave for school right
.
!
12. When my sister is excited, she says, “
cow
wow
vow
chow
bow
plow
Word Bank
!”
now
allow
chow
sow
how
meow
ow Partner Puzzles
b ow
c ow
ch ow
p ow
w ow
r ow
bow
chow
cow
now
ow
pow
row
sow
wow
meow
ow Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
bow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
chow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
cow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
now
ow Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
ow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
pow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
row
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
sow
ow Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
wow
-ow Pictures and Words
-ow Pictures and Words
meow
ow Family Word Slide
ow
ow Family Word Slide
(Sound Blending)
Print on vellum, cut, and laminate for durability. Cut the top and bottom slits to the left
of the rime chunk for the slide. Model proper use for students: blending to form and
say new words.
b
n
v
br
pl
w
ch
p
c
r
h
s
What’s it Worth? (ow)
(cut, spell, glue and add)
o
w
c
1
2
2
o
w
p
1
2
5
o
w
h
1
2
6
o
w
r
1
2
4
o
w
1
2
b
c
3
2
ow
ow
ow
ow
ow
ow
My ow Book
My ow Book
Word Family (-ow)
bow, brow, chow, cow, how, now, ow, plow, pow, row, sow, vow,
wow, allow, bowwow, kowtow, meow, powwow, somehow, anyhow
Write sentences or a story with -ow words of your choice.