Curated OER
Words With Short Vowel Sound of Letter A
In this language arts learning exercise, students learn 6 words with the sound of short vowel A. Students write these words on the lines and then draw a van and an apple.
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
Uh Oh!
Help your elementary learners distinguish between short and long vowel /o/ sounds. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. Then they practice reading and spelling words...
Curated OER
Amazing As
Help young readers recognize the short vowel /a/ in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Learners associate the phoneme with its letter...
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Short
In this short a word families worksheet, students answer 6 fill in the blank questions where they look at a picture and finish each word with the word families an, at, or ag.
K12 Reader
The Note Was in Code!
While it's quite an ode, this short poem uses the long /o/ sound repeatedly in words like code, note, alone, and phone. Kids read the selection and answer three comprehension questions about the text.
Curated OER
Bright Mice
Kindergarten through second graders explore the long i sound. In this phonics lesson, they read The Mother's Day Mice, sing "Farmer in the Dell," and play I Spy with long i in order to explore the target sound. Additionally, there is a...
National Institute for Literacy
Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
Curated OER
Phonics Instruction: Long Vowel Sound, Silent E
Learners explore language arts by participating in a class word identification game. In this phonics instructional activity, students read several words in class and identify the different sounds between short and long vowel words....
Starfall
Short A Label the Picture
For this labeling worksheet, learners will use six short /a/ words from a word bank to label the proper object on a picture of Appleland.
Curated OER
Vowel Sounds -- Short Aa Words
In this short a word search activity, students locate and circle the 20 word that have short a in them in the word search puzzle.
Curated OER
Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o
In this short vowels practice worksheet, 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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Vowel Sounds -- Short Ii Words
In this short i word search worksheet, learners locate and circle the 20 word that have short I in them in the word search puzzle.
Curated OER
The Short "u" Sound Words and Drawing
In this short "u" sound word worksheet, 1st graders write 3 words that contain the short "u" sound. They print two rows of the words rug, bug, and under before drawing a picture of a bug and a picture of the sun in boxes at the bottom of...
Curated OER
Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students cut Xs and Os to match with short vowel words on the game board.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
In this phonics worksheet, 1st graders play tic-tac-toe while they practice reading words with short vowel sounds. Students match Xs and Os to short vowel words on the game board.
Starfall
Short I Missing Vowel - Block Print
For this phonics worksheet set, pupils work with short /i/ words.
Curated OER
Phonics Consonant Blends Workbook Sample
In this consonant blend worksheet, 1st graders complete words with th, wh, ch, or sh. They draw a line from the carrot next to the words with short vowel sounds to the basket at the bottom of the page.
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Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
For this phonics worksheet, students practice reading a group of words with short vowel sounds while playing tic-tac-toe. Students cut out x's and o's to match with the words on the game board.
Curated OER
Short Vowels
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders listen for the short vowel sounds by saying the picture word slowly and listening for the sounds. Students circle one letter from each column for the beginning, middle, and final sound....
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Suppressing Short O
Students complete a variety of activities as they explore/review the letter 'o' and the short /o/ sound. They recite short /o/ tongue twisters, practice writing the letter 'o', and listen to stories, identifying words with the short /o/...
Starfall
The Amazing Silent E—Changing Short /a/ Words
For this language arts worksheet, learners learn the amazing power of the silent E to change short vowel /a/ words to long sounds. Students change two words and then write sentences for each.
Curated OER
Phonics Coloring Worksheet
In this phonics activity, students decided what word on the picture is a short vowel sound. The students color different vowel sounds different colors.
Lakeshore Learning
Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs
A hands-on activity brings the alphabet to life in your kindergarten! Fill tubs with items that begin with the same letter or end with the same sound, and let kids make the connections between the items.