The -ash word family
16 words that rhyme
Every word here ends in "-ash". Keep the ending on the page and change only the sound at the front — that one trick turns a single decoded word into a whole list your child can read.
All -ash words
- bash
- cash
- dash
- gash
- hash
- lash
- mash
- rash
- sash
- clash
- crash
- flash
- smash
- spash
- slash
- trash
How to run a five-minute session
- Say the ending "-ash" three times together.
- Add one sound in front and read: bash.
- Swap the first sound and read again — cash, dash, gash.
- Read the whole list top to bottom, then shuffled.
- Finish by having your child write two of the words from memory.
Printable sheet
-ash word family worksheet
Read each -ash word aloud, then trace it. Circle your two favourites and use them in a sentence.
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Common questions
What words are in the -ash family?
bash, cash, dash, gash, hash, lash, mash, rash, sash, clash, crash, flash, smash, spash, slash, trash — 16 words in total, all ending in "-ash".
What is a -ash word?
A word that ends with the letters and sound "-ash". Because the ending never changes, a child only has to decode the first sound.
How do you teach the -ash word family?
Write "-ash" once and keep it fixed. Change only the letter in front, one at a time, and have your child read each new word aloud. Ten words in five minutes is normal.
Play the -ash game
Sound Wheels spins the first sound while the ending stays put — kids read the whole family without noticing.
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