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Vowels Practice Worksheet
In this vowel practice activity, students examine 6 pictures, and complete the word that labels the picture. Students select "ee" or "ea" to fill in the blanks in each of the words to complete them.
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'OO' (Long U) Missing Vowels
In this long u sounds activity, students fill in the missing vowels for the 'oo' words. Students spell and read 20 words that contain a long u sound in the 'oo' spelling.
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Vowel Combination OO
In this vowel combinations activity, students trace the 3 letter examples of the 'oo' vowel combination and the 3 'oo' words. Students read the 2 sentences that contain 'oo' words.
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Vowel Combination: OA
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students trace the 3 oa letters and the 3 oa words boat, goat, and soap. Students read the 2 oa sentences.
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Wow, That's Loud!
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students identify ou=/ow/ in spoken and written words. They read words with the ou digraph and practice spelling words that contain the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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International Phonetic Alphabet - Vowels 1
In this phonics practice worksheet, 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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'Oa' Words
In this vowel combinations worksheet, students respond to 13 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words have the "oa" sound
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Long Vowel A
In this long vowel a worksheet, students look at pictures and fill in the consonants to "a-e" words, and use learning cards to review "ai," "ay," and "ei" words. Students have 21 cards to work with.
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The oo Sound
Focus on the oo vowel sound using this resource. Using a list of words and sentences, learners practice reading and spelling with this sound. It is a complete and visually-attractive presentation.
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Long -oo and Short -oo
When two Os are put together in a word, a long -oo or a short -oo sound are produced. Learners examine two slides that have pictures and decide if the word depicted has the long -oo or short -oo sound. Examples are: football, hood, and...
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Alternative Spelling
While specific to the spelling needs of a particular class, this presentation could be altered for use in any classroom. The resource focuses on the use of the or, au, ou, and alk sounds.
Kiz Club
Pie Tie
What do a pie and a tie have in common? The ie digraph, of course! Invite your learners to practice these two rhyming words with these cards. Once cut out and glued together, kids can practice spelling these words and matching up the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Phonics lesson for -ick family
Kindergarteners and first graders develop phonemic awareness for words that contain -ick. Each learner gets a stack of cards with different -ick words, highlighting the target sound as they review each one.
Mari
Word Herd
Practice r-controlled vowels with a phonics game and worksheet. After rolling the dice, kids land on spaces on the game board and then find the matching r-controlled word in their stack of cards.
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Phonics and Decoding Strategies for Struggling Readers Using Core Knowledge Poem
Students complete multiple activities to help them hear sounds, syllables, and spell words with vowel patterns, digraphs, or blends. In this word sounds lesson, students use letter tiles, sort words cards, analyze poems, and play a bingo...
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When A Says Its Name
Students are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by playing word bingo.
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Introduce /ai/
Students state the "ai" long a sound. In this vowel combinations phonics lesson, students say the sound of "ai" when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination and remain silent when all other letters are highlighted.
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Beat the Heat
First graders are introduced to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion, 1st graders apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/...
National Institute for Literacy
Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
K12 Reader
The Coat Got Soaked on the Boat
This silly story of a family, their pet goat, a coat, and boat will capture your pupils' attention as they work on the long /o/ sound, the oa digraph, and reading comprehension.
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Short O and Digraph SH
First graders practice the short o and sh sound. In this phonics lesson, 1st graders listen to the stories Hot Pot: The Sound of Short O by Alice K. Flanagan and Shoes: The Sound of SH by Peg Ballard. They create word webs with...
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Fill in Missing Consonant Blends and Digraphs
In this phonics worksheet, students look at a picture and fill in the missing consonant blend or digraph. Worksheet has a total of 6 pictures of everyday objects.
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Missing Consonant Blends and Digraphs
In this phonics worksheet, students look at pictures and fill in the missing consonant blend or digraph. All pictures are of common objects, 6 total.