All Word Family Worksheets

About These 15 Worksheets

The -all word family introduces readers to one of the most rhythmic and recognizable long-vowel patterns in English. Words like ball, call, wall, and small appear constantly in everyday speech, stories, and even sports! This engaging worksheet collection helps children recognize, spell, and read these familiar words with confidence. Through a playful mix of coloring, tracing, cutting, and searching, learners explore how adding different beginnings to the same ending creates whole new meanings.

Each activity reinforces key literacy skills – including phonemic awareness, decoding, and handwriting fluency. Students work with real-world visuals that make abstract phonics patterns concrete and memorable. From coloring a mall to writing about football or rainfall, every page connects learning to real-life experiences. The repetition of the -all pattern encourages automatic recognition, making reading smoother and spelling more intuitive.

Because -all words are common in stories, rhymes, and classroom vocabulary, mastering them builds confidence and independence. These worksheets support visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners alike through their multisensory design. By the end of this set, students will confidently recognize the -all family wherever they see it – in books, signs, or even their favorite games!

About Each Worksheet

Ball Call
Learners explore the -all word family with visuals and words like ball, call, mall, tall, wall, and small. Students read, match, and color each correct image. The fun pictures turn abstract sounds into concrete understanding. The coloring element keeps learners engaged while reinforcing word recognition. A perfect introduction to the -all family!

Mall Call
Students match -all words such as ball, call, hall, mall, and small to the right images. Each picture makes phonics practice more meaningful. The matching format encourages reading comprehension and attention to detail. Learners connect sound and spelling effortlessly. A colorful, accessible page for independent work or centers.

Tall Wall
This worksheet adds variety with words like tall, wall, gall, ball, and baseball. The pictures highlight rhyming and compound word recognition. Students distinguish between similar spellings while expanding vocabulary. The clear structure promotes focus and confidence. Excellent for introducing compound word awareness.

Gall Mall
Students look at images such as a shopping mall or a ball game, then choose the correct word from several options. The mix of visuals builds word comprehension through context. Learners color their correct answers for extra engagement. It’s a fun, phonics-rich reading challenge. Great for practicing attention to sound details.

Rainfall Football
Learners trace and color larger -all family words like basketball, football, thrall, rainfall, and baseball. Each illustration shows how “all” appears in bigger, meaningful words. Tracing strengthens motor memory and pattern fluency. The combination of art and handwriting makes learning multisensory and memorable.

Ball Hall
Students cut and paste images to match with -all words like baseball, basketball, football, and rainfall. The hands-on layout promotes fine motor coordination and visual recognition. Learners physically connect words with their meanings. It’s a dynamic literacy activity that blends phonics and crafting fun.

Small Mall
This tracing page features words like ball, call, hall, mall, and small. Learners trace each term, color the matching image, and repeat for fluency. Visual cues make the spelling pattern stick. The multi-step routine builds both motor control and reading accuracy. A gentle, effective practice for early writers.

Wall Call
Students copy and write words like call, wall, tall, small, thrall, and ball beneath each picture. The structured layout encourages independence in spelling. Writing reinforces decoding and recognition simultaneously. Each image helps students connect sound and meaning. Great for practicing word recall and neat handwriting.

Baseball Hall
Learners write -all words under matching images like wall, ball, baseball, hall, mall, and small. Repetition strengthens recall and accuracy. The visuals provide real-world context for each word. Students build both phonetic fluency and spelling confidence. Ideal for reviewing familiar vocabulary.

Football Rainfall
In this cut-and-paste worksheet, students glue pictures like football, rainfall, basketball, and baseball under the right labels. Sorting reinforces word classification and pattern recognition. The kinesthetic movement supports comprehension and engagement. A lively, interactive review of the full -all family!

Wall Gall
Learners transcribe -all words such as wall, gall, and baseball across guided handwriting lines. Each word includes a clear image for context. The structure promotes spelling precision and neat writing. Students internalize the pattern through repetition. A focused handwriting and phonics reinforcement activity.

Ball Call
Students write and practice -all words like ball, call, tall, and football. Visual prompts connect written words to everyday objects. Repetition enhances both reading fluency and motor memory. This exercise strengthens pattern awareness and comprehension. Great for at-home or classroom practice.

Basketball Draw
Learners color, draw, and write the word basketball multiple times. The drawing box invites creativity while reinforcing the word’s meaning. Repetition ensures familiarity with the -all ending. The blend of writing and art promotes holistic learning. Perfect for connecting imagination with literacy.

Rainfall Install
Students search for -all words like baseball, football, overall, rainfall, install, and thrall in a word search. The grid design sharpens spelling recognition and focus. Learners strengthen visual scanning skills through engaging puzzles. It’s a fun, independent review of pattern-based reading.

Tall Stall
Learners find hidden words like gall, tall, wall, squall, stall, and appall in a word grid. The combination of simple and advanced words builds vocabulary range. Searching for letter sequences improves spelling recall. The puzzle’s challenge enhances persistence and fluency. A rewarding finish to the -all series!

What is the -all Word Family?

The -all word family includes words that share the “short a + ll” sound pattern, like ball, call, and tall. This family helps readers understand how adding different beginning sounds creates many related words. The repeated “-all” ending provides a clear, consistent pattern for students to recognize in print and speech. Once learners master this family, they can confidently decode similar words in stories, signs, and even sports names!

Many -all words are nouns (ball, mall, wall) or adjectives (small, tall), while others appear in compound forms like baseball and rainfall. The pattern makes for great rhyming practice, so these words appear often in children’s books, poems, and songs. The -all family also helps students see how familiar endings appear in bigger words – a skill that builds vocabulary and reading fluency.

The -all family supports early reading success because it’s fun, familiar, and everywhere. Kids can easily create rhymes and sentences like, “The ball hit the wall and made the mall crowd call and cheer!” Understanding these predictable spelling patterns makes reading more enjoyable and builds a bridge to new word families that follow the same structure.

Word List for the -all Word Family

all

ball

baseball

basketball

call

fall

football

gall

hall

mall

rainfall

small

stall

tall

wall

Example Sentences

1. The ball hit the wall, and the crowd began to call.

2. After the rainfall, we played football in the hall.

3. The tall man bought a small basketball at the mall.