The ap Family Set
Written by Cherry Carl Illustrated by Ron Leishman
Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com
--aapp WWoorrdd FFaammiillyy LLiisstt cap nap tap
chap rap trap
clap sap wrap
flap scrap
gap slap
lap snap
map* strap
Cut and Paste: ap
clap
cap
nap
rap
lap
trap
map
snap
Configuration Station: ap
Word Bank
cap lap map rap
tap gap wrap chap
clap flap
Cloze the Gap! (ap)
Read the following sentences, saying the word “map”
when you come to a blank space. Use words from the ap
family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread your
sentences to double check your choices!
1. Baseball players like to wear a .
2. After the program, it’s polite to for the actors.
3. Always use a when you travel!
4. My baby sister has to take a after lunch.
5. Did you the birthday present?
6. Can you your fingers?
7. Dad set a to catch the mouse.
8. I held the new kitten on my .
9. Birds their wings to fly.
10. your toes to the music.
11. What shall I do with this of paper?
12. The on my backpack broke!
Word Bank map wrap clap nap lap scrap
snap trap strap flap tap cap
Definition Derby
Read each –ap family word in the first column. Find the correct definition and write the
matching letter next to the word (see sample). Write each word in a sentence.
Word Sentence Definition 1. cap g Most policemen wear a cap as part of
their uniform. a. to flutter or wave;
part of an envelope
2. chap b. one time around the
track; what you
have when you sit
3. clap c. a short sleep
4. flap d. a chart or a
diagram; shows
cities, states, etc.
5. gap e. a quick, sharp
knock; a chanting
music style
6. lap f. a small piece; an
argument
7. map g. a cover or lid; a
type of hat
8. nap h. to cover a gift with
paper and ribbon
9. rap i. break or crack
10. scrap j. a guy or man;
gentleman
11. snap k. an opening or a
empty space
12. wrap l. applaud; put your
hands together
Finish and Write: ap
Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ap family and rhymes with rap, add
–ap to finish writing the word.
m
tr
tr
l
sn
c
n
sn
cl
X’s and O’s
Directions for teacher/parent: Students circle each picture that ends
with the –ap rime. They make an x on each picture that does not end
with the -ap rime.
More X’s and O’s
Directions to teacher/parent: Students circle each picture that ends with
the –ap rime and write the word in the box. If the picture does not end with
the -ap rime, students make an x over the picture.
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7
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8
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9
4
10
5
11
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12
WORD BANK clap wrap map flap lap chap
nap slap tap gap trap scrap
Alphabet Avenue
Place the words below in alphabetical order.
Circle and Write
Look at the picture in each box. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on
the lines.
1.
map
mop
2.
trip
trap
3.
snap
snip
4.
cup
cap
5.
nap
new
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.
mop map
trap trip
clip clap
nip nap
snap snip
rap rip
lap lip
strap
cap cape
ap Word Search
c l a p o u d s h e
h i h q j e k t a p
a k l a p d n r v i
p n o v k t y a j e
h e j s c r a p u o
o d i n u a k i h n
u s k a d p y d j w
f l a p q e o h u r
i a j d n u v k q a
h p o g a p e m a p
clap lap strap snap flap
map chap scrap trap wrap
tap slap gap
Crossword Puzzle: ap
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2
3
4
5
6
Across Down
1. applaud after a performance 1. A baseball player wears one.
3. We use it to catch a mouse. 2. a drawing of the city streets
4. a noise we make with our fingers 3. a kind of dance
5. We carry our backpacks with it. 4. leftover paper or cloth
6. to move in the wind 5. a sticky liquid from trees
Word Bank
trap snap tap cap
clap strap map scrap
flap sap
ap See, Say, Spell and Write
tap
ap Partner Puzzles
m ap c ap
tr ap cl ap
r ap
n ap
Score With Scrabble! SCORE
Cap
Trap
Flap
Rap
Nap
Map
Clap
Snap
chap
scrap
strap
mishap
ap Family Word Slide
ap
ap 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.
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ch
cl
fl
g
l
m
n
r
sn
tr
wr
clap
trap
lap
snap
nap
nap
rap
tap
cap
gap
map
map
map
slap
-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
map
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
trap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
rap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
tap
-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
clap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
lap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
cap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
nap
-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
slap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
lap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
snap
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
map
-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ap Pictures and Words
-ap Pictures and Words
map
-ap Pictures and Words
tap
-ap Pictures and Words
yap
-ap Pictures and Words
zap
-ap Pictures and Words
hubcap
-ap Pictures and Words
chap
-ap Pictures and Words
flap
-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts
-ap Pictures and Words
gap
-ap Pictures and Words
sap
-ap Pictures and Words
strap
-ap Pictures and Words
yap
-ap Pictures and Words
zap
-ap Pictures and Words
hubcap
-ap Pictures and Words
handicap
-ap Pictures and Words
catnap
-ap penny push
-ap penny push
Name: Directions: Trace over the letters in each sentence and then write it yourself in
the space below. Draw a picture for each sentence in the space provided below.
Clap/your/hands/and/tap Your/toes/to/the/music. My/cat/laps/his/milk. He/naps/in/my/lap.
ap Family Handwriting Practice
ap ap
ap ap
ap ap
-ap family
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
-ap family
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
_____ap _____ ap
What’s it Worth? (ap)
a 1
p 2
a 1
a 1
a 1
a 1
p 2
p 2
p 2
p 2
t 5
c 4
l 3
c 4
r 5
m 3
r 5
Word Family (-ap)
Write sentences or a story with –ap words of your choice.
cap, chap, clap, flap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap,
scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap
My ap Book
My ap Book