-id Word Family: Word List & Practice
-id Word Family words follow one repeating pattern, so a child who can read one of them has most of what they need to read the rest. This list has 8 kindergarten-level words plus 4 decodable sentences. Practice them out loud — the most common error is confusing b and d, reading 'bid' as 'did' or vice versa.
- bid
- did
- hid
- kid
- lid
- rid
- grid
- skid
Practice these words out loud
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Try these out loudDecodable Sentences
Every word in these sentences uses sounds your child has already learned, so they can be read by decoding rather than guessing.
- The kid did hid the lid.
- Bid to get rid of the grid.
- Did the kid skid on the lid?
- Rid the kid of the grid.
How to Teach -id Word Family Words
The -id family centers on 'did' and 'kid,' two extremely common words that show up in almost every early reader and everyday conversation with young children. 'Did' in particular is worth extra attention because it is often confused visually with 'bid' due to the similar shapes of the letters b and d — a very common reversal error at this age that usually resolves with more reading mileage rather than needing special intervention.
If your child regularly swaps b and d (reading 'bid' as 'did' or vice versa), a simple trick many teachers use is having the child make a fist with both hands, thumbs up, then point index fingers out: the left hand forms a lowercase b, the right hand forms a lowercase d, matching the order of the letters in the alphabet and in the word 'bed.'
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Confusing b and d, reading 'bid' as 'did' or vice versa
- Confusing short i with short e in this family
- Dropping a consonant in blend words like 'grid' or 'skid'