The -ip word family
17 words that rhyme
Every word here ends in "-ip". 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 -ip words
- dip
- hip
- lip
- nip
- rip
- sip
- tip
- zip
- chip
- clip
- drip
- flip
- grip
- ship
- skip
- slip
- trip
How to run a five-minute session
- Say the ending "-ip" three times together.
- Add one sound in front and read: dip.
- Swap the first sound and read again — hip, lip, nip.
- Read the whole list top to bottom, then shuffled.
- Finish by having your child write two of the words from memory.
Printable sheet
-ip word family worksheet
Read each -ip word aloud, then trace it. Circle your two favourites and use them in a sentence.
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Common questions
What words are in the -ip family?
dip, hip, lip, nip, rip, sip, tip, zip, chip, clip, drip, flip, grip, ship, skip, slip, trip — 17 words in total, all ending in "-ip".
What is a -ip word?
A word that ends with the letters and sound "-ip". Because the ending never changes, a child only has to decode the first sound.
How do you teach the -ip word family?
Write "-ip" 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 -ip game
Sound Wheels spins the first sound while the ending stays put — kids read the whole family without noticing.
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