Students recognize the phoneme for the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through a variety of activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...

First graders distinguish between short vowel a and long vowel O. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice spelling words with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.

In this long U worksheet, learners say the name of 12 pictures. Students circle the symbol for long or short U to match the sound that the vowel in the word makes.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell six words in a list that all contain the short O vowel sound. Students write each word one time on the lines.

Students recognize the short vowel "A" in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...

In this short e word practice worksheet, students will cut and glue final letters to make short e words that begin with m, b, p, j, l , and w.

In this short A worksheet, students help the cat get through the maze by following the path of words that have the short A sound. Students also alphabetize the words from the maze that have the short A sound.

In this short a worksheet, 1st graders read a story using the high frequency words come, here, is, an, are, and some as well as words with the short a sound. Students create a student made book of the story and the pictures that accompany.

Learners explore how to recognize and spell sets of rhyming words. They become familiar with short vowel spelling patterns.

For this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, finding the word from the wordbank at the bottom of the page, writing the word, and placing an X over the word in the wordbank.

Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They use letterboxes to spell 'u' words, identify 'u' = /u/ in written words, and play the 'Under the Umbrella' game.

In this vowel u learning exercise, students trace several times, read, write each word once, find and circle the words bug, bus, cup, mud and gum.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /o/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter O. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the word containing the short /o/...

Students explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make the sound. They recite tongue twisters with short /u/ words and practice writing the letter 'u'. With a partner, they read...

First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /ee/. They practice reading and identifying a...

Pupils are introduced to the concept of segmentation and blending of words. As a class, they are shown various words and are asked to determine the amount of letters and sounds in each. To end the lesson, they participate in a guessing...

In this spelling activity, learners learn to spell 12 words. The words are the short vowel words and also the same words with the silent e ending which change them to long vowels. Students write the words and use them in a short paragraph.

In this word and letter practice worksheet, students say the name and sounds of given letters, read simple sentences, practice reading sight words and practice "chunks" of words.

In this vowels sounds worksheet, students examine 6 words in a maze. Students make their way through the maze by following the long vowel and short vowels sounds.

In this picture identification/ short u word instructional activity, learners say the name of each black line picture. They write the short u word three times on the lines to the right of the picture. They see 7 pictures including a tub,...

In this recognizing the letter Aa instructional activity, students pronounce picture words with beginning short a sounds, trace, and print upper case A and lower case a letters. Students complete three Aa activities.

Students listen to words, then segment them into sounds, and hear sounds and blend them into words.

In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 6 short vowel words and the 6 long vowel words made when a silent e is added. Students use 2 words in a sentence and alphabetize the list.

In this multiple skills worksheet, students identify long and short vowel sounds in words and sequence the life cycle of a watermelon. Students write 14 answers.