The ess Family Set

Written by Cherry Carl Illustrated by Ron Leishman

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ess Family Set

This set includes:

Poster Configuration Cut and Paste

Worksheets Word Cards Sorts

Stationery Shape Book Recording

Read and Write Spell and Write Scrabble

ABC Order Penny Push Word Slide

Bookmark Mini Book Word Mat

Recording

ess Word Family List bless stress

chess tress

dress address

fess confess

guess impress

less recess

mess* possess

press success

Configuration Station (ess)

Word Bank

bless mess fess less

recess guess press chess

guess

dress

mess

success

stress

press

recess

chess

Cut and Paste: ess

Finish and Write

Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ess family and

rhymes with mess, add –ess to finish writing the word.

ch

sh

dr

pr

gu

b

m

rec

str

Circle and Write

Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write

the word on the lines.

1.

chess

cress

2.

deck

dress

3.

guess

grass

4.

moss

mess

5.

stress

tress

More Circle and Write

Say the name of each picture. Read the words and circle the word that names

the picture. Write the word under the picture. Make a picture for the last word.

You may need to use the dictionary.

drink dress

guess gust

mass mess

stress streak

press praise

recess rest

chess chick

tress seek success

Spell and Write (ess)

Score With Scrabble

SCORE

bless

chess

dress

guess

less

mess

press

Stress

Recess

Address

success

confess

WORD BANK mess stress dress chess bless

less confess guess press recess

Alphabetical

Order Place the words below in alphabetical order.

1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

ess Word Slide

ess

ess Family Word Slide

(Sound Blending)

Print on vellum, cut, and laminate for durability. Cut the top and bottom slits to the left

of the rime chunk for the slide. Model proper use for students: blending to form and

say new words.

bl

ch

dr

f

gu

l

m

pr

str

tr

mess

mess

mess

dress

dress

guess

chess 1

11

0

00

stress

press

press

success

success

recess

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

mess

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

chess

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

mess

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

recess

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

press

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

press

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

dress

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

dress

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

stress

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

success

-ess Pictures and Words

-ess Pictures and Words

success

-ess penny push

-ess penny push

bless

chess

dress

guess

less

mess*

press

stress

tress

address

confess

recess

success

bless

chess

dress

guess

less

mess*

press

stress

tress

address

confess

recess

success

bless

chess

dress

guess

less

mess*

press

stress

tress

address

confess

recess

success

My ess Book

My ess Book

ess Stationary

Write sentences or a story with –ess words of your choice.

bless, chess, dress, fess, guess, less, mess, press, stress,

address, recess, impress, possess, success, confess

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-ess family

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