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The ow Family Set

Written by Cherry Carl Illustrated by Ron Leishman

Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com

-ow Word Family List blow low throw

bow mow tow

crow row below

flow show rainbow

glow slow scarecrow

grow* snow overflow

know stow

escort

Have You Ever?

(ow)

(Tune: The Bear Went Over the Mountain)

Have you ever seen a rainbow’s end?

Don’t you know it’s around the bend?

Have you ever seen the flowers grow,

reaching tall in row after row?

Have you ever seen a glowworm fly,

lighting up the darkened sky?

Have you ever seen the winter snow,

as it blankets the ground below?

If you watch and listen, you soon will know

that nature has a special show!

Look for Mother Nature’s glow,

and see her special talent show!

Cut and Paste :ow

throw

bow

blow

snow

row

mow

show

grow

Circle and Write

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

the picture. Write the word on the lines.

1.

blow

blue

2.

show

snow

3.

throw

there

4.

buy

bow

5.

grow

gray

Finish and Write Say the name of each picture. If the picture belongs in the –ow family and rhymes

with grow, add –ow to finish writing the word.

bl

tr

sn

tr

thr

m

b

gr

cl

Configuration Station (ow)

Word Bank

flow slow low tow

row show mow blow

tow bow know grow

glow crow snow

ow Word Search

t h r o w y b o w a

o u o v n d e p z s

w f w q x j l o w c

b l a z k n o w u a

e o p s h o w a y r

l w u l v g l o w e

o s n o w r z x v c

w t y w d o u p a r

m o w z v w j y x o

a w u r a i n b o w

below snow show grow bow row

slow throw mow know stow rainbow

scarecrow tow low below flow glow

ow Crossword Puzzle

1 2 3

4

5

6

7

8 9

Across

Down

1. opposite of above 1. package decoration

3. opposite of fast 2. opposite of high

5. to pull or drag behind 3. soft, white crystals of ice

7. to use oars to move a boat 4. to become bigger

8. to cut the grass 5. to toss or pitch

9. a large, black bird 6. to understand

Word Bank

slow tow know low bow throw

crow below row grow mow snow

ow See, Say, Spell and Write

rainbow

Cloze the Gap! (ow)

Read the following sentences, saying the word “grow”

when you come to a blank space. Use some words from

the ow family to fill in the blanks and make sense. Reread

your sentences to double check your choices!

1. I helped my dad the fishing boat on Saturday.

2. Make a wish when you out the candles.

3. Will you me how to tie my shoes?

4. We had to our car when it quit running.

5. I want to be a fireman when I up.

6. Catch is the opposite of .

7. Did you see the pretty after the storm?

8. Above is the opposite of .

9. I don’t know how to tie a on this present.

10. Grandpa has a in his garden.

11. Do you think it will tonight?

12. Our old car is very , Dad!

Word Bank throw row tow below snow scarecrow

rainbow bow blow show slow grow

ow Partner Puzzles

sn ow

gr ow

b ow

sh ow

m ow

r ow

SSiimmppllee SSeenntteenncceess ((ooww))

Name

Read each sentence below, saying the –ow picture names as you read. Rewrite the sentence and

change each picture to a word.

1. Mama Bear said, “Do not my flowers!”

2. Do they know how to that boat?

3. A crow does not like a .

Word Bank

row

mow

scarecrow

snow

grow

row

mow

show

bow

bow

blow

blow

blow

blow

throw

throw

crow

tow

scarecrow

ow Words and Pictures for Sorts

-ow Pictures and Words


blow



blow



blow



throw




blow



bow



bow



snow




grow



show



mow



row




tow

ow Family Word Slide

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ow 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

b

cr

fl

gl

gr

kn

l

m

r

sh

sl

sn

st

thr

What’s it Worth? (ow) (cut, spell, glue and add)

w 2

w 2

w 2

w 2

w 2

o 1

o 1

o 1

o 1

o 1

r 3

g 4

s 5

s 2

l 3

b 6

n 2

h 3

ow ow

ow ow

ow ow

My ow Book

My ow Book

Word Family (-ow)

Write sentences or a story with -ow words of your choice.

below, blow, bow, crow, flow, glow, grow, know, low,

mow, row, show, slow, snow, stow, throw, tow

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