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Short "i" Words
In this spelling worksheet, 1st graders write each of the short "i" words two times each and rewrite the words adding an "s" at the end of each word. There are five words to write.
Magic Light Pictures
Room on the Broom Word Scramble
Develop young readers' spelling and vocabulary skills with a simple word scramble worksheet. Complementing a reading of the children's book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, this resource helps to reinforce students' understanding of...
K12 Reader
The Kid Will Win a Ship
Which word included the short /i/ sound: pirate or ship? Work on the short /i/ sound with your class by using the short poem provided here. Class members read the poem and answer three reading comprehension questions.
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
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.
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Spelling: Short I Words
In this plurals spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 6 short i words. Parents are given suggestions to help student study and learn the words.
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Short Vowels
Learners will create a list of short vowel sound words and participate in computer phonics activities to practice. They will read an interactive storybook online. Next, they will complete words in order to better understand short vowel...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Picture the Word
This is an excellent way to make onset and rime visual for beginning readers. They examine CVC-word picture cards that are all missing the first letter. Using plastic letters (or whatever you have), they complete each word and record it...
Innovative Mobile Apps
Fry Words
Looking for a straightforward app for practicing high-frequency words? You've found one here! This app includes all 1000 Fry words and several ways for kids to practice with each and every one.
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...
Curated OER
Spelling List 2: Sight Words, Short i/o/u Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, short u words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 16 words total.
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Spelling
After viewing this slide show, which goes over the mosts common reasons for misspellings, students take a short quiz. They must choose the correct version of the underlined word in each sentence, or choose option D; which means "no...
Kelly's Kindergarten
Kelly's Kindergarten: I Sounds
Youngsters practice identifying, writing, and pronouncing long and short i sounds in common words. After cutting out vowel sound cards, they then paste the cards besides appropriate matching words, such as zip, ice, and six.
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Short i Spelling Activity
In this short i words worksheet, students rewrite the short i sounding words on the lines. Students spell 6 words on the provided lines.
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Short E Words: Spelling Connection Grade 2
In this spelling worksheet, students analyze the words in a maze of shapes. Students connect the short E words. Students then fill in the missing letters in ten short E words.
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Commonly Misspelled Words
Display this list of commonly misspelled and frequently confused words for your learners. Though there is no interactive component, this handout is a great reference tool comparing many homophones such as sole and soul. One tip...
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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.
Kathryn J. Davis
Abridged Short Vowel Spelling Workbook
Find 50 pages of worksheets to help emerging readers practice short vowel sounds using pictures, simple sentences, and word matching. They focus on CVC and two-letter words with short vowels.
Curated OER
Using a Dictionary: Root Words
A dictionary is a very helpful tool. Teach your third graders how to locate words, define them, and understand what root words are. They look up 12 words, write their definitions, then determine the root word that helps categorize each...
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Reintroduce an Irregular Word
Some words are tricky. Can your scholars quickly recognize irregularly spelled words? Write the word was on the board (or any irregular word you'd like to practice), touching each letter as scholars segment the phonemes. Explain that the...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine the words pin, bid, ditch, drill, trim, digit, and pint. Students use the words in a memory activity, word scramble activity, and sentence writing activity.
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
English Skills Worksheet (6.203)
In this multiple English activities worksheet, students complete a variety of assignments: write three onomatopoeia sentences, add ten endings to ten words, give the root words to eight words, play two rounds of word chess, find the...
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Vowel Sounds -- Short Ee Words
In this letter and number recognition worksheet, students use a secret code box to help them spell 20 short Ee words.