ap FAMILY - Word Way

The ap 

Family Set 

Written by Cherry Carl 

Illustrated by Ron Leishman 

Images©Toonaday.com/Toonclipart.com

-ap Word Family List 

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! 


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 a. to flutter or wave; 

their uniform. 

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.

Alphabet 

Avenue 

Place the words below in alphabetical order. 

1 7 

2 8 

3 9 

4 10 

5 11 

6 12 

WORD BANK 

clap wrap map flap lap chap 

nap slap tap gap trap scrap

Circle and Write 

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

the lines. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 


mop 

trip 


snap 

snip 

cup 



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. 


cape 

mop map trap trip 

clip clap nip nap snap snip 

rap rip lap lip 

strap

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 

1 

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 


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.

c 

m 

ch 

n 

cl 

r 

fl 

sn 

g 

tr 

l 

wr




snap






gap 


map


slap

-ap Words and Pictures for Sorts 

-ap Pictures and Words 
























nap




slap 






snap 



map







tap 

yap 



zap 

hubcap 



chap 

flap




gap 

sap 



strap 

yap 



zap 

hubcap 



handicap 

catnap

-ap penny push

-ap penny push

ap Family Handwriting Practice 

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

-ap family 

-ap family 

_____ap 

_____ ap 














_____ ap

What’s it Worth (ap) 

a 

1 

p 

2 

a 

1 

a 

1 

a 

a 

1 

1 

p 

p 

2 

2 

p 

p 

2 

2 

m 

t 

c 

r 

l 

c 

r 

3 

5 

4 

5 

3 

4 

5

Word Family (-ap) 

cap, chap, clap, flap, gap, lap, map, nap, rap, sap, 

scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap 

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

My ap Book 

My ap Book

ap FAMILY - Word Way

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