In this vowels reading worksheet, students recognize the words that have the short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u sounds as they read several words.

In this short U word family worksheet, 1st graders look at three  pictures, then fill in the initial consonants for four words in the short U family.

In this long e and short i practice worksheet, students study 28 examples of word pairs that feature the long e and short i sounds.

In this short a words worksheet, learners draw a line to match the short a words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches. 

In this short u words worksheet, students add the first letter of the short u words given to them. Students complete this for 5 words total.

In this short e words worksheet, students fill in the first letter to the short e words and then write them 2 more times. Students complete this for 5 words.

In this short o words worksheet, students draw a line to match the short o words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches. 

In this vocabulary with short vowel words activity, students write the word that the teacher says, then writes a sentence for one of the words.

In this phonics worksheet, students decided what word on the picture is a short vowel sound.  The students color different vowel sounds different colors. 

In this long e and short e practice instructional activity, students study 16 examples of word pairs that feature the long and short e sounds.

In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, ou sounds, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.

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...

Students review the short sounds of a, e, i, o, and u previously discussed in class. They read and be able to identify words that have short-vowel sounds and become familiar with the basic navigational features of a website.

First graders recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...

In this spelling activity students copy a set of 6 short vowel words. Parents are given suggestions to help students study and learn the words.

In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 20 short vowel words. Parents are given suggestions for helping students study and learn the words.

Tongue twisters give young learners an easy phrase to refer back to when learning letter sounds. Use the phrase "Eddy put red bells on everyone's bed" to identify the /e/ sound. Then read Red Gets Fed aloud, having learners nod...

In this literacy activity, students complete words with the short /a/ vowel sound. They use the pictures for clues.

In this long and short vowel worksheet, students decide if each word in one of 12 bubbles has a long or short vowel U. Students color the long vowel words blue, and the short vowel words green.

Here is an engaging cross-curicular lesson which incorporates elements of language arts and heatlh. Groups of learners are assigned to one vowel sound. They work together to find pictures of food out of a booklet that have the long vowel...

Students explore English by completing an interactive language history activity. In this word recognition lesson, students discuss word formations and the phonetic relationship between letters. Students identify the origin of individual...

All Together Now is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Provide support to your language learners through games, role play, stories, and discussions all about greeting others, giving commands, telling about themselves, and...

In this short "o" build a word instructional activity, 1st graders look at 6 black line pictures before finding the letters that spell the name of each. They say the name, choose the letters including the middle "o", and write the name...

First graders successfully build words containing the short "u" vowel. They connect letter cards with an accuracy of 90%. Students build on phonics as well. They encounter within this instructional activity sequencing.