2 Syllable Family Words

Family words carry natural emotional weight for young readers, which helps the syllable patterns stick. A good theme for take-home practice pages.

baby

baby

brother

broth-er

cousin

cousin

daughter

daugh-ter

father

fa-ther

grandma

grand-ma

grandpa

grand-pa

mother

moth-er

nephew

nephew

parent

par-ent

sister

sis-ter

uncle

un-cle

Family words with other syllable counts

Practice these words

Turn this list into a game: Syllable Star Quest for counting practice, or print a matching worksheet.