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Short U - Classification (Person, Animal, Thing)

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word sort activity, students will sort five short /u/ words into their proper categories: person, animal, or thing. Students will use a word bank with pictures.
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Learning Short a and Long a sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students recognize the difference between the short a sound and the long a sound, then compile a list of words containing short a and long a sounds.
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Build A Word With "o" as the Short Mid Vowel

For Students 1st
In this short "o" build a word worksheet, 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 of the item on...
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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 worksheet, 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 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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My Short Oo Book

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students create a short Oo book by stapling the 15 pages together. Students examine each labeled picture, then pronounce the short O word. Words included are high-interest: ocelot, omelet, operation, otter.
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Short U Word Family

For Students 1st
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.
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Phonics: Words with More Than One Syllable (CV/C) Rule A

For Teachers 3rd
Knowing basic phonics rules can help learners increase their reading accuracy, pronunciation, and spelling. Third graders practice breaking or chunking words based on the cv/c syllable rule. They take note of where to break each word,...
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Long and Short Vowel O

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowel worksheet, students sort pictures according to their vowel sound, either long or short o, writing the words beneath the correct label. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long and Short Vowel U

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this long and short u activity, students sort pictures according to the long or short u sound found in each, writing the words under the appropriate heading. The activity has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Crying Baby Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words from the story...
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Vowel Sound - Short Oo Words

For Students 1st
In this short o sound worksheet, 1st graders use the word bank to help them unscramble the words and write the short 'o' sound word on the line. Students write 20 words.
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Short Vowels 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vowel sounds worksheet, students study each picture and circle the images with names that have short A words. Students put an 'x' on the images with names that have short I words.
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Phonics Short Vowels

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students study each picture and then circle the pictures with names that have short U sounds. Students put an 'x' on the pictures with names that have short E words.
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Short Vowel U

For Students 1st
In this short u sound worksheet, 1st graders use the secret code box to help them spell words that contain the short u sound. Students write the word on the lines and draw pictures of it.
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Short Vowel "I"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowels worksheet, students identify the picture in each example and bracket the short 'i' sound for the 5 examples.
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Short Vowel "A"

For Students K - 1st
For this short vowel A worksheet, students say the names of six labeled pictures. Students place brackets around the letter that makes the short A sound. Example: b(a)t.
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Short Vowel A: Secret Code

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowels worksheet, students use the secret code box to help them spell some short "Aa" words. Students then draw a picture of the word.
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Short Vowel A

For Students 1st
In this short vowels activity, 1st graders look at and say each pictured word. Students listen for the vowel sound of the short "Aa." Students color only the pictures that have the short "Aa" sound. Students then trace the upper and...
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Short Vowel "U"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this short vowels worksheet, students read the short 'u' sound word and place brackets around the u in each word. Students complete 6 words.
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Short Vowels Halloween Activity

For Students 1st
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders look at and say the words for each picture located in the windows of the haunted house. Students sound out the words and write them on the lines.
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Short Vowels: Halloween Activity

For Students 1st
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders study the pictures within each box and print the letter that stands for the vowel sound. Students find 2 words for the 9 boxes.
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Short Vowels Halloween Activity

For Students 1st
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders look at and say each picture word found in the windows of the haunted house. Students sound out the words and write them on the lines.
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Short Vowels

For Students 1st
In this short vowels worksheet, 1st graders write the letter that stand for the beginning sound of each picture. Students then draw a picture in the box.