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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o – Short u

For Students 1st - 2nd
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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Short /o/ Words

For Students K - 1st
In this short o words worksheet, students draw a line to match the short o words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches. 
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The oo Sounds

For Students K - 1st Standards
Investigate spelling patterns that make the /oo/ sound in this labeling worksheet. Scholars read a brief introduction explaining the different vowel pairings that make the long /oo/ sound, along with word examples. Then, they write words...
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Short Vowel Oo

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short o sound activity, students use the secret code box to help them spell some short Oo words. Students then draw a picture of the four words.
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Short O and Digraph SH

For Teachers 1st
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 examples...
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Words with Short A, Short I, and Short O #3

For Students 1st - 3rd
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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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short O, Long O

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of either short O or long O. Students write the words one time each. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.
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Short A and Short O

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short a and short o worksheet, students match pictures to words that have the short a and short o in them. Students complete 15 matches total.
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CVC Pattern with "o" as a Short Vowel- Picture/Word Identification

For Students 1st
For this CVC short "o" spelling pattern worksheet, 1st graders say the name of each black line picture. They write the names using the 10 words that are listed in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Medial Sound u

For Students K - 1st Standards
Join Ug the Bug for some vowel sound practice focused on the short /u/ sound. Scholars examine six images and label each with a CVC word that has this as its medial phoneme. Next, they complete two rhyming sentences about Ug, using a...
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Vowels

For Teachers K - 3rd
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 Students K - 2nd
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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Finding Short O Words and Pictures

For Students 1st
In this finding short O words and pictures worksheet, 1st graders cut out 8 short O pictures, paste them on the page and write the three letter word.
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Vocabulary Building: Short o

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this short o worksheet, students write 6 short o words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.
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Vocabulary Building: Short o

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this short o worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
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Vowel Sounds - Short O Sounds

For Students 1st
In this short o sounds worksheet, 1st graders use the alphabet and number code box to help them spell out the words. Students use the word bank to help them spell the short 'o' sound words.
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Vowels: The Long and Short of It

For Teachers K - 1st
These nicely-illustrated slides should help young learners associate short vowel sounds with words that use them. For example, the short o slide has pictures of a frog, a rocket, and a comet. The short u slide has pictures of a bus, a...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short o Words

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 short o 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 o Words

For Students 2nd
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short o words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as cross, doll, strong, and common.
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Vocabulary Building - Short o Words

For Students 1st
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 1st graders write a list of 5 short o 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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Short i, o, and u words

For Students K - 1st
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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'O-E" Words

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this long "o" vowel sound worksheet, students respond to 22 fill in the blank and short answer questions that require them to identify and use words with the long "o" sound.
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Surprise!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 2)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Surprise! is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Cover an array of topics such as where we live, different times of day, shapes, the city and the country, what we do for fun, jobs, and games, all while practicing how to express...
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Short Vowel "o"

For Students K - 2nd
For this short vowel "o" worksheet, students practice their phonics skills as they examine 6 pictures and matching words that feature the letter. Students bracket the short "o" sound in 5 words. An example is included.