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Short Vowel "e"
In this short vowel "e" learning exercise, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "e" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Short Vowel "o"
In this short vowel "o" instructional activity, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "o" sound in 5 words. An example is included.
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Short vowel e
In this short vowel e worksheet, students read the words containing the short vowel e sound and write the words on the line. Students print 10 short vowel e words.
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Short Vowel e
In this short vowel e activity, students color the pictures that's name has the short vowel e sound. Students have 9 pictures to choose from.
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Short Vowel E: Circle and Print
In this short E words worksheet, students read ten sentences and circle the word in each that has a short E sound. Students print the short E words on the lines.
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Identification of Short Vowels
First graders identify words. In this short vowels lesson, 1st graders identify words that have the short /e/ sound. They work either independently or in a small group to sort picture cards into "yes" or "no" stacks depending on if it...
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Short Vowel e
In this short vowel e learning exercise, students cut and paste the short vowel e words to match up with the correct picture. Students do this for 6 words.
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Short vowel e
In this short vowel e worksheet, students read the short vowel e words and write the words on the lines. Students write 10 words.
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound
Students read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill questions...
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Vowel Sounds - Short Uu Words
In this short u words worksheet, 1st graders use the alphabet and number code to find the words that contain short u sounds. Students write the 20 words on the lines and may use the word bank for help.
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Short Vowel Words
For this short vowel words worksheet, students choose the correct word to match a picture, write vowel sounds, fill in letters to words, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Word with the Short I Sound Word Search Puzzle
For this short i sound worksheet, students locate and circle the 20 words that have the short i sound in the word search puzzle.
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Short Vowel U: Circle and Print
In this short vowel u worksheet, students circle the word in a pair that has the short u sound, then print the word on provided lines. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Fix It Fun
Young learners practice spelling and phonics with this quick vowel instructional activity. For each of the seven words provided, they must unscramble the letters and write the full word on the line provided.
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Under the Umbrella
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /u/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter U. Students then listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short...
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Long and Short Vowel Sounds
In this vowel sounds worksheet, students identify the long and short vowel sounds in the given words. Student color the long vowels green and the short vowels yellow.
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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 Pictures
In this short u sound worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures and say the name for each. Students listen for the vowel sound of the short u and color only the pictures that contain the short u sound. Students then trace the upper and...
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Short Vowel Oo
In this short o sound activity, students use the secret code box to help them spell some short Oo words. Students then draw a picture of the four words.
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Aches and Pains
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...
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My Short U Book
Pictures help young learners remember new, unknown vocabulary. Show them this picture book and have them review the words that accompany each picture. Consider creating pictures for the five words on the last page.
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CVC Activity
Identify sounds and letters in words. Eight pictures are provided with letters for learners to circle and write out. These basic cvc words will help children as they begin reading and writing.
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Beginning and Ending Sounds: Springtime Bouquet
For this vowel worksheet, students fill in the beginning and ending letters of 7 consonant-vowel-consonant words to complete the word. All words have the short vowel sound "u" in the middle.
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Zac the Rat
In this language arts activity, students investigate the short vowel sound /a/. Learners rhyme and write words corresponding to a picture.