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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o – Short u
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.
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Lesson 1 - Short Vowels
Apple, Adam, and At all have something in common. What is it? They all start with the short A sound. The first lesson plan of set in the Word Recognition and Fluency series introduces readers to short vowel sounds with a series of...
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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o
In this short vowels practice learning exercise, 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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Short i, o, and u words
In this learning short vowel sounds worksheet, students 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, Short I, and Short O #3
In this short a, short i, and short o learning exercise, students match words to pictures, complete the sentences, label pictures, and more with the short vowels. Students complete 4 activities.
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Short I Label the Picture
For this reading worksheet, students use the words from a list to label six pictures within an illustration of a circus show. All of the words contain the short vowel /i/ sound.
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Short I Word Search
For this word search puzzle, students search for nine one and two-syllable, short /i/ words. The puzzle, a seven-by-seven matrix, contains words like pin, fin, wig, kitten, six, zipper, dish, and lip. Pictures are placed above the words...
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Vowels
Once viewed in slideshow mode, this presentation shows nine interactive slides about short vowel sounds. Within these slides, there are seven questions asking viewers if they hear a short vowel sound in a list of words. A check mark pops...
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Mixed CVC Words: Middle a, e, i, o, u
For this CVC words review worksheet, learners examine nine pictures and identify each of them. The words feature the short vowel sounds of a, e, i, o, and u. Children also complete five fill-in-the-blank questions.
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Home Spelling Practice: Short I, Long I
In 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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Vocabulary Building: Short i
In this short i instructional activity, students write 6 short i words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building: Short i
For this short i worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
K12 Reader
My First Hat
Practice the short /a/ sound with your class. To get it down, they read a short poem that supplies many examples of words that include the short /a/ sound. Once they are finished reading, learners answer three reading comprehension...
K12 Reader
She Needs Less Shell
Supply your pupils with some practice of the short /e/ sound. They read brief poem that includes several examples of words that include this sound. Once they are finished reading, class members respond to three reading comprehension...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short i Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short i words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as drink, thick, and print.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short i
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 short i words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and complete an "Eagle Eye" activity. They examine a vocabulary word and a list of words that...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i
In this short i worksheet, students write 5 short i words as they are called out, unscramble the words and find incorrectly spelled words in a series.
Starfall
Short I Missing Vowel - Block Print
For this phonics worksheet set, pupils work with short /i/ words.
K12 Reader
The Spy Will Try Not to Cry
Learn all about the exploits of a sly spy from the short poem included on this resource. The poem, intended to provide practice with long /i/ words that use the letter y, is paired with three reading comprehension questions for pupils to...
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CVC Cloze: Middle i
In this CVC cloze activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with CVC words that have the short i sound. Students also list as many other CVC words with the short i sound as possible.
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Short Vowel I Activity #2
In this short i learning exercise, 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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The Big Hit
For this literacy activity, students look at pictures, trace, and write letters to make CVC words with a short /i/sound.
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CVC Words: Middle i
In this CVC words activity, students examine 5 pictures featuring the short i sound in order to fill in the blanks in 5 sentences. Students also copy the sentences on the lines provided.
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Find the Rhyme
Find the rhyming word. All of these rhyming, single-syllable words have the short i sound, but learners have to determine which ones they are. There are four starting objects each heading a row of three objects. They examine the three,...