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Jake's Tale
In this literacy instructional activity, students look at pictures, circle their long /a/ name from a word bank, and write it.
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Rhyming Words
In this English worksheet, pupils read a list of rhyming words. One list groups rhyming words with the long a sound. A second list groups words with the long o sound.
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'Y' Long E Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find the hidden 'y' words within the word search puzzle. Students use the word bank to help them locate the 16 words.
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Short Vowels: Read and Color
In this short vowel worksheet, students read words found inside a picture of a cow, then use a color key to color words with given short vowel sounds their assigned colors.
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Home Spelling Practice: Long A
In this spelling learning exercise, students learn to spell a list of 6 long A words with a silent E pattern. Students write the words one time. There are additional optional exercises.
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Spelling: Long A Words
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 6 long a words. Parents are given suggestions to help students study and learn the words.
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'I Magic e' Words Word Search
In this phonics word search puzzle worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to find as many long I words as possible in the word puzzle. There is no word bank provided.
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Short A Puzzle Game
In this short A puzzle game worksheet, students match 24 short A words with the pictures on puzzle pieces that the teacher has printed, cut and laminated.
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Long and Short Vowel A
In this long and short A worksheet, students read the words inside of ten teddy bears. Students color the long A words purple and the short A words brown.
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Long and Short Vowel U
In this long and short u worksheet, students sort pictures according to the long or short u sound found in each, writing the words under the appropriate heading. The worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Phonics Scramble Games: Correct the Spelling
After a lesson on vowel sounds and spelling, students identify four pictures and work on unscrambling the words below. Each word is three or four letters long (drum, sock, bug, dog).
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'Ay' Wordsearch
In this phonics word search puzzle activity, students use their problem solving skills to find as many -ay words as possible in the word puzzle. There is no word bank provided.
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Language: lesson 23
In this language arts worksheet, students complete activities such as reading, writing high frequency words, finding long o words, fill in the blanks, and short answers. Students complete 4 activities.
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CVC Cloze: Middle a
In this CVC cloze activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short a sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short a sound as possible.
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High Frequency Words: lesson 27
In this high frequency words worksheet, students complete high frequency word activities by writing ou sound words, fill in the blanks to sentences, and answering short answer questions about stories. Students complete 4 activities total.
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The Amazing Silent E—Changing Short /a/ Words
In this language arts activity, students learn the amazing power of the silent E to change short vowel /a/ words to long sounds. Students change two words and then write sentences for each.
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Robot and Mr. Mole
In this reading instructional activity, students practice reading long /o/ words by making an eight-page book. Students read the simple book about a mole and a robot and color the pictures.
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"Long O" Circle the Picture - Block Print
For this literacy worksheet, students circle the objects that go with the word bank.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short a Words
In this vocabulary building learning exercise, 1st graders write a list of 5 long a words 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...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students write down 5 vocabulary words on the lines provided as the teacher reads them out loud. Students unscramble 5 vocabulary words and then write each one in a complete sentence.
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Read & Draw -ai-
For this phonics practice worksheet, students examine 6 words that feature the "ai" sound and then draw pictures to represent each of them.
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ESL Pronunciation Exercise
In this pronunciation worksheet, students underline words with short vowel sounds and categorize words according to stressed syllables.
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Maze Madness- Silent E
In this silent E words learning exercise, students help a child find his way to the playground by tracing a path in a maze. If the word in the maze has a long A, students turn right; for a short vowel sound, students make a left turn.