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Phonics: Words with More Than One Syllable (CV/C) Rule A
Knowing basic phonics rules can help learners increase their reading accuracy, pronunciation, and spelling. Third graders practice breaking or chunking words based on the cv/c syllable rule. They take note of where to break each word,...
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Short Vowel A: Find Words in a Group
In this short A words worksheet, students read 15 words that have the letter A. Students circle the words that have a long vowel sound and write them on the lines.
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Word Washer Vowels
Here is a perfect activity for all your kinesthetic learners. They practice long and short vowel discrimination as they hang out the paper articles of clothing on a clothes line. They each take turns pulling word clothes out of a pretend...
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Long Vowel Phoneme - i_e
The vowel/consonant/vowel combination of /i_e/ is one of the most common in our language. In this lesson, kindergarterners share the book, The Doctor's Line to gain practice in reading these kind of words. A brainstorm session...
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"A" All Around
Spell and read words containing ai and ay. First and second graders identify vowel digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, they practice reading and...
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Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Medial Phoneme Spin
A collaborative activity challenges young scholars to match medial graphemes and phonemes. Pairs take turns spinning the spinner, naming the letter, and saying its name. They choose from a stack of cards with the same medial sound.
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Long vowel u words
In this long vowel u words worksheet, students read words and circle the ones that have the long u sound in them. Students read 24 words total.
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Long Vowel Search and Sort
Students practice identifying long vowels. For this vowel lesson, students read a story and find long vowel words that fit their pattern. Students then sort their word under the correct long vowel pattern.
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Bee a Good Reader
Being able to distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e is an important skill. Young readers are introduced to the /ee/ vowel pattern that makes the long vowel sound. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Long Vowels With Clifford
Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...
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Practicing Short and Long Vowel Sounds
What are the differences between short and long vowel sounds? The class participates in a teacher ledinstructional activity in which they add letters to words as they evolve from a three letter, short vowel word to a longer long vowel...
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Fun with long vowels
For this long vowels worksheet, students complete activities where they match words, complete riddles, read, and more, all with long vowels. Students complete 8 activities.
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Long Vowel I
In this long vowel learning exercise, 1st graders will focus on the long i sound. Students will study 6 pictures and choose the beginning, middle, and end sound for each before writing the words on the lines provided.
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Long Vowel Words #4
In this long vowel worksheet, students read and color a set of 8 words with long vowel sounds. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Color and Read Long Vowel Words #4
In this long vowel worksheet, students read and color words with the long e sound, 8 words total. The worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Long Vowel Review
For this long vowel review worksheet, students complete five words by filling in the blanks with the correct long vowel that will complete each word correctly.
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Phonics: Long U
In this long u worksheet, students look at six pictures, pronounce each one, connect the letters that spell each picture and then write the word two times on the lines provided.
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Long Vowel U
In this long u instructional activity, students read about the long u sound, then circle those pictures in a set whose name has the sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long Vowel Word Cards- Silent E Ending
In this vocabulary/spelling activity, students cut apart and study 21 word cards. All words have a long vowel and the silent e, which is highlighted.
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Uh Oh!
Help your elementary learners distinguish between short and long vowel /o/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice reading and spelling words...
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Peachy Teacup by the Stream
Help your kids distinguish between the sounds for short vowel /e/ and long vowel /e/. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ea/. They practice reading and spelling a...
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Long Vowels Chart
In this phonics worksheet, students learn the spelling patterns for long vowels and combinations by analyzing the long vowels chart. Students see the different ways to spell the long vowel sounds and notice words with that spelling...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Long Vowels
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 long vowel works as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and complete an "Eagle Eye" activity. They examine a vocabulary word and a list of words that...
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Bright Mice
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics instructional activity, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound....