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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 a - Short e – Short i – Short o
In this short vowels practice instructional activity, 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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Falling Leaves Long Vowel Game
Autumn's come early in your classroom! Match leaves with short words to the trees with the correct vowel sounds. A few blank leaves allow you to add your own words to the activity.
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Short "E" Searching
Students engage in a lesson which uses resources from the PBS show, Between the Lions to help identify the sound "e" in words that are written, read and sung.
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Short A Label the Picture
For this labeling worksheet, learners will use six short /a/ words from a word bank to label the proper object on a picture of Appleland.
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Short "i" Words
In this spelling worksheet, 1st graders write each of the short "i" words two times each and rewrite the words adding an "s" at the end of each word. There are five words to write.
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Long and Short Vowel Sounds
In this vowel sounds learning exercise, 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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Short Vowels
In this short vowel worksheet, learners sort words in a word box, placing them in the short e, short o or short u category, 18 words total.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
In this short i worksheet, 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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Words With Short Vowel Sound of Letter A
For this language arts worksheet, students learn 6 words with the sound of short vowel A. Students write these words on the lines and then draw a van and an apple.
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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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Words With Short "a"
In this recognizing words pronounced with short "a" learning exercise, 2nd graders spell, unscramble, and create sentences using the short "a" vocabulary words add, land, shall, glass, wrap, and catch. Students complete eighteen activities.
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Secret Code Short E Words
In this short E word learning exercise, students use the secret code box to decode a number puzzle and make a short E word. Students then draw a picture of the word. There are four words to decode.
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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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Vocabulary Words With Short i 3
In this recognizing words with the short i pronunciation activity, students write from dictation, unscramble, and create sentences using the words sink, cliff, ribbon, listen, build, and written. Students write eighteen answers.
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Vocabulary Building: Short e Words III
In this recognizing words with short e worksheet, students write them from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words dent, kettle, excellent, cent, ready, and heavy. Students complete eighteen activities.
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Short Vowel Word Building
In this short vowel word building worksheet, students will choose a vowel from the letter bank to complete a 3-letter short vowel word.
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Short Vowel Picture Match
In this short vowel picture match worksheet, 1st graders will draw a line from the wordbank to match the correct picture. All of the short vowels are represented.
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Short Vowel Word Building: O E I
In this short vowel word building worksheet, students will add O, E, or I to each word to create a 3-letter short vowel word.
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Short Vowel "I"
In this short vowels worksheet, students identify the picture in each example and bracket the short 'i' sound for the 5 examples.
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Short Vowel "A"
In this short vowel A worksheet, students say the names of six labeled pictures. Students place brackets around the letter that makes the short A sound. Example: b(a)t.
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Short Vowel "U"
In this short vowels instructional activity, students read the short 'u' sound word and place brackets around the u in each word. Students complete 6 words.
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Short Vowels
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders listen for the short vowel sounds by saying the picture word slowly and listening for the sounds. Students circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sound....
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Short Vowel Review
First graders practice short vowel sounds. In this literacy lesson, the teacher demonstrates the short vowel sounds, then guides students through practicing the sounds and making words. Students complete a worksheet for independent...