Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern – they have the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. Check out this words family of -ar, -er, -ir, -or and -ur. Read them aloud and use them as reading chats for your reading practice drills. Word Family -ar: harp, barn, cards, farm, car, bar, far Word Family -er: her, germ, term, hammer, paper, tiger Word Family -ir: shirt, skirt, dirt, girl, bird, third Word Family -or: storm, sword, sport, torch…