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Vowel Sounds: I and O
Early readers put their short vowel know how to the test. They read a series of simple cvc words, circle all the words that contain the medial short vowel sound indicated, then write those words in the space provided. Phonics, reading,...
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What do "milk," "rich," and "fix" have in common? They all have short "i" sounds, and they're all featured on this matching activity, along with twelve other words and definitions. Learners who are struggling with vowel sounds will...
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Vowels
Once viewed in slideshow mode, this presentation shows nine interactive slides about short vowel sounds. Within these slides, there are seven questions asking viewers if they hear a short vowel sound in a list of words. A check mark pops...
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Vocabulary Building Activities
In these four building vocabulary worksheets, students view vocabulary word lists, use definition clues, unscramble letters, and write sentences using each vocabulary word. Students write twenty-one answers per worksheet.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: short i
In this short i worksheet, 2nd graders list seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven vocabulary words and then use each one in a complete sentence. Students deal with the words if, it, his, will, with, this and wish.
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Words with Short A, Short I, and Short O #3
In this short a, short i, and short o worksheet, students match words to pictures, complete the sentences, label pictures, and more with the short vowels. Students complete 4 activities.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine the words pin, bid, ditch, drill, trim, digit, and pint. Students use the words in a memory activity, word scramble activity, and sentence writing activity.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
In this short i activity, students circle the word in a pair that has the short i sound, then write the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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CVC Cloze: Middle i
In this CVC cloze activity activity, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short i sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short i sound as possible.
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CVC Words: Middle i
In this CVC words worksheet, learners examine 5 pictures featuring the short i sound in order to fill in the blanks in 5 sentences. Students also copy the sentences on the lines provided.
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International Phonetic Alphabet - Vowels 1
In this phonics practice activity, students identify as many words as possible with the short i sound, the ee sound, and y sound. Answers should be recorded in the appropriate columns on the graphic organizer.
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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o – Short u
For this vowels reading worksheet, students recognize the words that have the short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u sounds as they read several words.
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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o
In this short vowels practice worksheet, students listen for the short a, short e, short i, and short o sounds in 22 groups of words as they read them.
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Long e Vs. Short i
In this long e and short i practice activity, students study 28 examples of word pairs that feature the long e and short i sounds.
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Short i - Rhyming Words
In this short i rhyming practice worksheet, students study the 28 examples of words that feature the short i sound and that rhyme.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i
In this short i worksheet, students write 5 short i words as they are called out, unscramble the words and find incorrectly spelled words in a series.
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Vocabulary Building: Short i
In this short i worksheet, students write 6 short i words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building: Short i
In this short i worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds Springtime Bouquet
In this beginning and ending sound activity, students use magnetic or plastic letters to fill in the letters that make the beginning and ending sounds so that each word matches the picture that is shown on a flower shape.
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Short Ii Sound
In this letter/sound recognition worksheet, 1st graders say the names of 4 pictures on the page which include a chick, a fish, a pig, and a bottle of milk. They listen for the short i sound and practice printing the letter 4 times by...
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Lizzy the Icky Sticky Piggy
Students read and spell words using the short letter "I". They become familiar with the letter "I" in spoken words by a meaningful representation and a letter symbol. Students come up with words with the sound and review the tongue...
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Eewww, IIIcky Stiiicky
First graders imagine the sticky feeling of getting glue or gum stuck on their hands. They listen to the phrase "icky sticky" and repeat emphasizing the /i/ sound and work on recognizing the sound in several different word pairs and...
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Little Pig
First graders discover that letters are used to write words and that they have different sounds. They pronounce the word, "pig" emphasizing the /i/ sound. They say a tongue twisters that features the /i/ sound in each word. They then...