K12 Reader
Mom Will Find the Fox
Fox, box, shop, got... what do all of these words have in common? The short /o/ sound! Give your class some practice with the short /o/ poem by reading the poem on this worksheet. Learners also answer three included reading comprehension...
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Short Vowels With Clifford
Phonetic masters identify and recognize short vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words. They use picture clues to aid comprehension and construct a story by actively choosing and identifying...
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Grade 1 Phonics- Short a
Work on the short /a/ in phonics lessons. Recognize and identify "Aa," name the letter "A," know the short /a/ sound, rhyme using short /a/ word families, decode basic short consonant-vowel-consonant words and transfer wisdom of the...
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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 Vowel Sounds
In this short vowel instructional activity, 1st graders will focus on reading CVC words. Students will study 6 pictures and choose the correct word from the word box to write on the dotted lines beneath each picture.
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Short A Label the Picture
In 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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Canned Sort
Give your budding readers practice with vowel sounds using a sorting activity which will especially appeal to kinesthetic learners. They examine two cans, each with a header card attached. The header card words have the same vowel...
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Short Vowel Movements
Young scholars use gestures to recognize the short vowel sounds. In this cvc lesson, students use a cue to recognize the vowel sound. Young scholars practice various words with the cues.
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Spelling Success; Vowel Sounds
There is a big difference between the words bit and bite. Learners begin to understand how to differentiate between short and long vowel sounds as they are given a word with a short vowel sound, and then are asked to add a letter to make...
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Home Spelling Practice: Short I, Long I
For this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have short or long vowel I. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are optional at-home activities as well.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of short or long vowel U. Students write the words one time. There are additional suggestions on the page for at-home activities.
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Long Vowels with Silent 'E'
First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy instructional activity, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with...
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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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Color the Bubbles Long And Short Vowel E
Can your learners distinguish between the long and short e sound? Here they color the words with the long /e/ yellow and the words with short /e/ purple.
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Short A Sound
In this writing worksheet, students write the words of 6 pictures. All of the words have a short A vowel sound. Students also draw a picture using 2 of the words.
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Short Vowel Sounds
In this reading worksheet, students match 12 words with their correct picture. All of the words have short vowel sounds, such as pill, bag, and cut.
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Short i, o, and u words
In this learning short vowel sounds worksheet, learners name the pictures, say the short i, short o, and short u sound words, and trace the words. Students practice printing eight picture words.
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Words With Short "a"
For this recognizing words pronounced with short "a" worksheet, 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 worksheet, 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 learning exercise, 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...
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Vocabulary Words With Short i 3
In this recognizing words with the short i pronunciation worksheet, 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 instructional activity, students write them from dictation, unscramble their letters, and create sentences using the words dent, kettle, excellent, cent, ready, and heavy. Students complete eighteen...
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Short Vowels
In this phonics worksheet, students discover and experiment writing as many words as they can that have the short vowel sound in each petal. Students then place each word they come up with in each petal.