The -ill word family
17 words that rhyme
Every word here ends in "-ill". 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 -ill words
- bill
- dill
- fill
- gill
- hill
- jill
- mill
- pill
- sill
- till
- will
- chill
- drill
- grill
- skill
- spill
- still
How to run a five-minute session
- Say the ending "-ill" three times together.
- Add one sound in front and read: bill.
- Swap the first sound and read again — dill, fill, gill.
- Read the whole list top to bottom, then shuffled.
- Finish by having your child write two of the words from memory.
Printable sheet
-ill word family worksheet
Read each -ill word aloud, then trace it. Circle your two favourites and use them in a sentence.
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Common questions
What words are in the -ill family?
bill, dill, fill, gill, hill, jill, mill, pill, sill, till, will, chill, drill, grill, skill, spill, still — 17 words in total, all ending in "-ill".
What is a -ill word?
A word that ends with the letters and sound "-ill". Because the ending never changes, a child only has to decode the first sound.
How do you teach the -ill word family?
Write "-ill" 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 -ill game
Sound Wheels spins the first sound while the ending stays put — kids read the whole family without noticing.
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