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Phonics Fitness

Phonics FitnessPhonics Fitness provides optional teacher-guided review and independent practice of phonics for fourth-grade students who would benefit from the instruction. We recommend using these pages at the beginning of the year to provide maximum benefit.

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Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ă/

Reading 4

/ă/ as in basketball

Read the words. Circle the correct answers.

atpatsatbat

ranfanmancan

hatchlatchmatchpatch

handsandgrandbland

clapclassclaspclamp

sham shackflat flash

1. What vowel sound do you hear in each of the words above? long ā short ă short ŏ

2. What follows the vowel? a consonant a vowel

Read the two-syllable words. Circle each closed syllable with the short a sound.

ran•somaf•terlad•derbash•ful

can•dlecat•tleram•blecrash•ing

hand•craftband•standflap•jackgrand•dad

3. What vowel makes the short a sound in a closed syllable? o e a i u

A closed syllable ends with one or more consonants.The short a sound is usually in a closed syllable.

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ă/

/ă/ as in basketball (continued)

Write two words with the short a sound that you found in the puzzle above.

1. glad/after 2. grab/hand

Read each sentence. Circle the correct word with the short a sound.

1. Only seven seconds were left in the (basketball, baseball) game.

2. Matt (came, glanced) back and saw the ball flying toward him.

3. Quickly, he turned and (grabbed, faked) the ball from the other team.

4. Matt (chased, ran) with the ball and aimed at the hoop. 5. The (players, fans) clapped as the buzzer rang!

For each line, color the letters found in the word that is given. Write the leftover letters in the blanks to make a new word.

ran t r r a u n c k t r u c k

sand s g a l n a d d g l a d

pat a p a t f t e r a f t e r

patch t i p a n t c h t i n

fans g f r a a b n s g r a b

cattle c m e a t t l e m e

clap h a c n l a d p h a n d

bat g b g r t a p e g r a p e

Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ĕ/

/ĕ/ as in tennis

stepped pecked helped checked

left theft wedge pledge them


begged swelled webbed

sent rent tent bent

egg end else edge

spell sped spend speck

rest nest test vest

crept slept drench bench

dress press blend trend

ten men then when

1. What vowel sound do you hear in each of the words above? short ŏ long ē short ĕ

2. What follows the vowel? a vowel a consonant

Read the two-syllable words. Circle each closed syllable with the short e sound.

peb•bleset•tletrem•ble

treas•urestead•fastheav•y

spread•ingdead•lyhead•ing

pen•nyjel•lypep•py

3. What vowels make the short e sound in a closed syllable? a e i o u ea

The shor t e sound is

usually in a c losed syl lable.

A closed syllable ends with one or more consonants.

Sometimes ea makes the short e sound.

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/ĕ/ as in tennis (continued)

Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ĕ/

Use words from the list to fill in the puzzle.

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Across1. Ben had a ___ of dirt on his shoe.2. Wendy will buy a piece of gum for one

___.3. The cold wind made the dog ___.6. After the long game, Ben sat down

on the ___.8. The tennis ball was ___ after the heavy

rain.9. Ben bought ___ new tennis balls.

Down1. On Saturday, Ben ___ until ten o’clock. 4. He needed the ___ after his big tennis

match on Friday.5. He had a piece of ___ for breakfast.7. Ben ___ out the door quietly.

penny speckbench trembleslept restcrept drenchedten bread

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ĭ/

/ĭ/ as in swim

1. What vowel sound do you hear in each of the words above? short ă long ī short ĭ

2. What follows the vowel? a consonant a vowel

Read the two-syllable words. Circle each closed syllable with the short i sound.

lit•tlesim•plerid•dle

dip•perbig•gerbit•ter

hym•nalsym•bolsys•tem

3. What vowels make the short i sound in a closed syllable?

i o y a e


in dip lick fishtin lip kick dishbin sip sick wish

grin slipped spilledthick kicked trimmedswift itched grinned

print chip which driftprimp chin whip dripprince chick whisk drill

The shor t i sound is of ten in a c losed sy l lable.


Sometimes y is used as a vowel. Sometimes y can make the short i sound.

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/ĭ/ as in swim (continued)

Help the catfish swim from one side of the pond to the other by drawing a line to connect the words with the short i sound.

Mike

mine

rake itched

jobs

onto

title

puppy

bat

tap

little

timehymn

like

cake

whip

tire

symbol run

pebble

whisper

track

gym

cap

mice

jeep

trick

fished

sun

swim

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/ŏ/ as in soccer

bondfondpond

spot•teddockedrobbed

fox•esbox•esslosh•es

shockscropsspots

odd plotknob

chopclop

boxfox

box•ingstop•pingtromp•ing

trottromptrod

blotblondblock

rock•et pock•et


1. What vowel sound do you hear in the first syllable of each word above?

short ă long ō short ŏ

2. What follows the vowel? a vowel a consonant

Read the two-syllable words. Circle each closed syllable with a short o sound.

chop•sticks back•stop sling•shot stop•per gos•pel trop•ics

3. What vowel makes the short o sound in closed syllables? e i u o oa


Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ŏ/

The short o sound is usually in a closed syllable.

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/ŏ/ as in soccer (continued)

Use a word from List 1 and a rhyming word from List 2 to complete each sentence.

1. A steaming kettle is a hot pot .

2. A container for a furry red animal is a fox box .

3. A chore that makes you cry is a sob job .

4. A necklace you keep hidden is a pocket locket .

5. A store for spinning toys is a top shop .

6. The end of a sentence is a dot spot .

Color all the squares that have words with the short o sound to find out how Matt felt after playing soccer.

List 1pocket

tophotsobfoxdot

List 2spotjobboxpot

locketshop

Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ŏ/

crops they knob

blot down fox

flop cob bond

flock April trot

rocket May slosh

stop job blob

clod apple fond

got idea sod

socks out shock

poppy block plop

slob prod tromp

eye spot fudge

see top make

cut trod route

up rock pout

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ŭ/

/ŭ/ as in running


1. What vowel sound do you hear in the first syllable of each word above? short ŭ long ē short ŏ

2. What follows the vowel in the first syllables? a vowel a consonant

Read the words. Circle each closed syllable below that has the short u sound.

won touch roughhon•ey young mon•eycov•er coun•try con•nect

3. What vowels make the short u sound in closed syllables? e o a ou u

bughugmug

dumpjumppump

rustmustcrust

lungstungstrung

buck•lechuck•lehum•blestum•ble

hutchDutchlunchpunch

dust•edclut•teredpun•ishedthun•dered

buzz•escrutch•esbus•es

bump•yfun•nypuff•y

clutch•ingpluck•ingtrust•ing

drum•sticktug•boatcup•cake

The short u sound is often in a closed syllable.

Sometimes o and ou make the short u sound.

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ŭ/

/ŭ/ as in running (continued)

Matt’s foot touched some of the hurdles. Cross out each hurdle that does not have the short u sound.

lunch boot stuff Junefood

drum

gluehoneytrusthourrun

flute

rug

outson handcuff

bush music

push

drumstick

whomothershouldclutchingbushel

thunder

double

cause

pudding

aboutcountry brother young

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ā/

/ā/ as in plane


Sometimes y is a vowel.

silent e patterna_eameaceade

5. What special vowel pairs are in the words above? ae ie ei ey ay

they weight reigns beigehey freight veins sleigh

3. What long vowel is in each of the words above? a e 4. What vowel is silent? a e

shave stage crane drapedframe grace shade chased

1. How many vowel letters are in each word above? 2 3 1

2. What one vowel sound do you hear? long ī short ĭ long ā short ă

pail brain paid claysnail stain maid pray

Read the two-syllable words. Circle the open syllables that have the long a sound.

ca•blena•tion

tra•cingpa•per

na•mingsta•ted

ta•kinggra•ded

6. What letters make the long a sound? a_e i ai a ye ei ey ay

The long a sound is heard in special

vowel pairs.

An open syllable ends with a vowel. The long a sound is often in an open syllable.

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/ā/ as in plane (continued)

Find the letters from the code and write them in the blanks.

s h x w

i y a t

e k r gl b p c

1. ( ,4) ( ,3) ( ,1) ( ,4) = w a i t

2. ( ,4) ( ,3) ( ,1) ( ,1) = t a l e

3. ( ,3) ( ,3) ( ,1) ( ,1) = p a l e

4. ( ,2) ( ,1) ( ,2) = h e y

5. ( ,4) ( ,3) ( ,3) ( ,4) ( ,1) = g r a t e

6. ( ,1) ( ,4) ( ,3) ( ,2) ( ,1) = s t a k e

Match each word above to the correct definition below.

grate 7. a frame with bars on a barbecue grill

wait 8. to stay somewhere or stop until something comes

hey 9. a word used to show surprise or get attention

tale 10. a made-up story

pale 11. having little color

stake 12. a stick or post with a sharp end for driving into the ground

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ē/

/ē/ as in jeep


4. What sound does y make at the end of these words? long ī long ē short ĭ short ĕ

3. What vowel pairs make the long e sound in the words above? ie ei ae ey

1. How many vowel letters are in the words above? 1 2 3 2. What one vowel sound do you hear? long ē short ĕ long ā short ă

eat greed team wheel

treat bleed dream kneel

field grief mon•key

yield thief chim•ney

push•y quick•ly pon•y

trick•y sun•ny twen•ty

Read the words with open syllables. Circle the open syllables that have the long e sound.

heze•bra

e•vene•vil

may•bese•cret

cre•a•tionme•ter

5. What letters make the long e sound? e ea ee ey ie y

An open syllable ends with a vowel.

The long e sound is often in an open syllable.

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Read the story. Use long e words from the previous page to fill in the blanks with synonyms of the words under the blank. Circle the rest of the long e words you find in the story.

Zeke and his family parked their jeep at the restaurant and went in to eat .

An evil thief quickly ran to their

jeep door and tried to open it. He thought the door would be easy to open, but it did not

yield . Angrily, he kicked the wheel of the jeep and hurt his foot. Never once

did the crook dream that a team of officers had watched

the whole scene. As the officers started to surround him, the criminal knew that his

greed had now caused him a life of grief .

Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ē/

/ē/ as in jeep (continued)

(dine)

(wicked) (robber) (rapidly)

(give way)

(imagine) (crew)

(desire for more things) (sadness)

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ī/

/ī/ as in bike

3. What special patterns make the long i sound in the words above? ey i y ei igh ay y

1. How many vowel letters are in each word above? 4 3 2 1

2. What one vowel sound do you hear? long ī short ĕ long ē

Read the one-syllable words. Circle the correct answers.

Read the two-syllable words. Circle the syllables that have the long i sound.

drive ice die criedthrive slice lie diedstrive twice pie tried

spy high tight flyshy sigh flight trycry slight

Bi•bleFri•dayi•tem

spi•derpi•lotsi•lent

ti•gerri•valtri•an•gle

4. What letters make the long i sound? ei ie i_e i e y igh

ar•riveat•tiretight•er

sup•plyal•lyap•ply

in•vitefright•enre•wire

night•timefire•flyneck•tie

The long i sound is also formed by igh and y.

The long i sound is often in an open syllable.

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ī/

/ī/ as in bike (continued)

To find these words, go straight across from each number to the letter and write it in the correct space.

s m i l e p i l e

b r i g h t l i g h t

d r i v e w a y

Fill in the blanks using the words above.

Diane opened her eyes. The morning light was streaming through her

window. A smile spread across her face. She jumped out of bed and ran

downstairs. She could hardly wait to open her pile of birthday presents!

As she raced down the steps, she saw her dad standing outside in the driveway .

He was pushing a bright red bike with a big bow.

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ō/

/ō/ as in boat

Sometimes w is a vowel.

Circle the open syllables with the long o sound.

fro•zenspo•kencho•sen

po•lar no•blemo•ment

vo•calglo•balo•val

lo•ca•tionro•ta•tionquo•ta•tion

2. What letters make the long o sound? oa oe oi oy ow o_e o

Read the two-syllable words. Circle the syllables that have the long o sound.

el•bowrain•bowbe•low

hold•ingsoak•ingtoast•ing

life•boatsea•coasthail•stone

bold•lyslow•lymost•ly

1. What vowel sound do you hear in the words above? long ē long ō long ā short ă

Cross out the silent vowel in each word above.

Read the one-syllable words. Mark the correct answers.

Read the special pattern words with the long o sound.

goldsold

rollscroll

posthost

coltbolt

folkyolk

The long o sound is often in an open syllable. An open syllable ends with a vowel.

toehoefoe

drovethronehome

goatcloakcoast

brokevoterode

glowshowblow

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ō/

/ō/ as in boat (continued)

roa row roe

rop roepe rope

toa toe tow

tode toad towd

lifeboat lifebot lifebote

toest tost toast

Circle the correct spelling for the word that describes the picture.

Add or subtract letters in each puzzle to find the new words.

1. – y + o + – c = float

2. – el + – c = blow

3. – se + – sk = rode

4. – x + – b = boat

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the answers above.

5. We rode in our new motorboat at the lake last Saturday.

6. The boat pulled the barge up the river.

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ū/ and /oo/

/ū/ as in cube and /oo/ as in balloon


1. How many vowel letters are in the words above? 4 2 1

2. What one vowel sound do you hear? short ĕ long ō long ū

3. What vowel pairs make the long u or oo sound in the words above?

ai oo ew a ui ue ou

Read the two-syllable words. Circle the syllables with the long u or oo sound.

a•newa•musea•cute

fruit•fultooth•lessuse•ful

toad•stoolbed•roomsnow•suit

Read the words with open syllables. Circle the open syllables with the long u sound.

u•nitu•niteu•ten•sil

mu•sicfu•ner•alu•su•al

pu•pilstu•dentu•ni•verse

4. What letters make the long u sound in the words above?

u ui oo u_e a ew ue

broombloomballoontyphoon

threwchewchewingnewest

bluetrueclue

suitfruit

The long u or oo sound has many spellings.

The long u sound is often in an open syllable.

mulerulemute

cuteflutedune

tuneprune

cubetube

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ū/ and /oo/

Look at the pattern of each word on the left. Circle all the other words in each row that follow the same pattern for the long u sound.

Read the story. Circle all the long u or oo words in the story.

Matt’s bus drove down a dusty path. As the bus rounded the last curve, Matt gasped. A huge hot air balloon was getting ready for flight. As Matt climbed out of the bus, he could hear the roar of the burner. Soon Matt and his buddy were in the basket of the balloon, drifting upward.

Use the first letter of each circled word above to fill in the blanks. Find out what Matt saw from the balloon.

a f i e l d o f

(1) (2) (2) (3)

t u l i p s

(4) (5) (5) (6)

1. ew as in crew flew sew mow blue

2. u_e as in cute hoot under lute dune

3. u as in truth sun flu stood nutshell

4. ue as in blue guess fun room true

5. oo as in spoon town loop door pool

6. ui as in fruit suit build new crumb

/ū/ as in cube and /oo/ as in balloon (continued)

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /är/

/är/ as in shark

Read the words below. Circle the syllables that have the /är/ as in shark.

dark•nesshard•ness

part•edchart•ed

barn•yardsky•larkstar•fish

smart•estharsh•est

par•tymarsh•y

spar•kledar•lingmar•ble

start•ingpark•ing

gar•densharp•en

mar•ketstar•tledstar•ling

far•therde•part•mentde•part•ed

3. Which letters make the /är/ as in shark? ir ur ar er or

1. What vowel is in all the words above? a e i o u

2. What consonant follows the vowel? m g k d r


When r follows a vowel, it usually influences the vowel’s sound.

archstarchmarch

hardyardcard

arkdarkshark

armcharmfarm

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/är/ as in shark (continued)

Draw a line to connect the /är/ words, beginning with the word large. See if the shark will find Matt.

Write the /är/ words from above that match these descriptions.

darkness 1. lack of light

sparkle 2. to glitter

shark 3. a large fish with sharp teeth and tough skin

starfish 4. a sea animal with five arms

startled 5. alarmed or surprised

starfish

tall

startled

hand

darkness

sparkle

harm

share

arm

glare

large

play

darewalk

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /or/

/or/ as in stork

Read the two-syllable words. Circle the syllables that have the /or/ as in stork.

a•shore bor•inga•dore scor•ingfor•ty flor•alstorm•y por•talbe•fore cor•nernorth•east re•cord

3. Which letters make the /or/ as in stork? ar ur ir er or

1. What vowel is in every word above? a e i o u

2. What consonant follows the vowel? t r p k c


moreshorescore

forkcorkstork

sortsportshort

horseporchscorn


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/or/ as in stork (continued)

Find the antonyms or opposites for the following words to complete the puzzle. Choose words from the previous page.

Across2. less6. southwest9. respect

Down1. mix up3. exciting4. calm5. after7. tall8. despise

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ûr/

/ûr/ as in turtle

1. What vowels are in the words above? a e i o u

2. What consonant follows the vowel in each word above? b r l k n

3. Which letters make the /ûr/ as in turtle? ar er ir or ur


Read the words. Circle the syllables that have the /ûr/ as in turtle.

ker•nelmer•cyser•vant

hurt•ing fur•thersur•ger•y

thir•tycir•cusbirth•day

serveob•servere•serve

Read the special pattern words with the /ûr/ as in turtle.

earlylearn

heard search

wormworth

workworse

4. What letters make the /ûr/ as in turtle? (w)or ear er ir ar ur

sirfir

stirfirst

perkclerkgermterm

dirtskirtshirtbird

churchburst

furburn

When r follows a vowel, it usually influences the vowel’s sound.When or follows w, it usually makes the /ûr/ as in turtle.

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/ûr/ as in turtle (continued)

Read the definitions on the turtle below. Find the words on the previous page that match the definitions. Write each word on the line below the correct definition.

office worker

to watch closely

opposite of late

value

thick animal hair

10 x 3 =

womens’ clothing

to gain knowledge

to be on fire

a corn seed

to mix

an operation

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /âr/

/âr/ as in bear

Circle the letters that make the /âr/ as in bear.

ace are air ey re ear

starestar•ing

fair•lyfair•erfair•est

com•parebe•warea•ware

tear•ingwear•ing

rarerar•errar•estrare•ly

carecare•lesscare•fulcare•ful•ly

Read the words on the clouds. Circle the letters in each word on the clouds that make /âr/ as in bear. (Hint: There should be two vowels and one consonant in each pattern.)

harepareflaresharestare

Read the word lists on the rocks. Circle the syllable in each word that makes /âr/ as in bear.

bearpearwear

pairairstairhair

scarescar•ing


Remember that silent e is dropped when adding -ing, -er, or -est.

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/âr/ as in bear (continued)

Phonics: using letter-sound association for /âr/

Reading

Choose words from the previous page to complete the story.

“ Beware of the bear .” Matt remembered the warning

of the park ranger as he carefully hiked up the rocks. The higher he

climbed, the thinner the air was. As Matt stepped up, he became

aware of another pair of eyes. Whew! It was only a

little rabbit staring at him.

hare

stare

parepair

hair

pear

Choose words from the previous page to label these homonyms.

stair

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/îr/ as in deer

deersheerpeersteercheer

tierfiercepierce

earhearneardeargearspear


heresphere

Read the words. Circle the syllables that contain vowels influenced by r.

cheer•ful steer•ing pierced dear•est near•er sin•cere•ly

3. Which letters make the /îr/ as in deer? air ear eer ire ere ier

1. What vowel pairs are in the words above? ie ea ui ae ee 2. What consonant follows each vowel pair? e f r l n


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/îr/ as in deer (continued)

As Pearce tiptoed through the forest, he heard a crunching sound. “ Dear

me,” gasped Pearce, “I hear something! There must be an animal

around here . If I peer around this oak tree, I may

be able to see what it is.” There, among the bushes, he saw a young deer

very near , munching on some grass.

Find all of the four-letter words listed on the previous page in the puzzles below. Use the words you find to complete the story below.

a r e h

h e r e

t i e a

p e e r

d i h a

t e r i

h e a t

g i e r

d e i r e

e r e e g

e a g r i

r n e a r

e i a g a

t i r e r

h e e r e

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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ô/

/ô/ as in caught

2. What consonant follows the letter a in the words on the balls? k w t l d

Read the words. Circle the syllables that have the /ô/ as in caught.

al•tarex•altwal•rus

aw•fulflaw•lessawn•ing

fault•yfau•cetau•to•graph

Au•gustthaw•ingap•plause

3. Which letters make the /ô/ as in caught? ei aw i a(l) au ow

walktalk

chalkstalk

haltsalt

stallfall

balltall

baldscald


1. What vowel pairs are in the words above? e ou a au o aw

Sometimes vowels have special sounds when they are with other letters.

pausecause

haulmaul

caughttaught

faultvault

yawndawnfawnlawn

clawflaw

strawthaw

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Follow the code to find the words below.

1. ball

(5 , 5 , 4 , 4 )

2. straw

(1 , 3 , 2 , 5 , 2 )

3. walk

(2 , 5 , 4 , 5 )

4. pause

(4 , 5 , 2 , 1 , 4 )

5. caught

(4 , 5 , 2 , 5 , 4 , 3 )

6. yawn

(1 , 5 , 2 , 2 )

/ô/ as in caught (continued)

Use the words you found above to complete the sentences below. The words may be used more than once or not at all.

7. Wally watched intently as the next batter began to walk up to the

plate.

8. The pitcher slowly turned the ball in his hand.

9. After a short pause , he wound up and threw his pitch.

10. The batter hit the ball squarely and took off for first base.

11. Wally watched as the center fielder quickly ran back, jumped into the air, and

caught the ball .

A

B C

D E F

G H I J

K L M N O

P Q R S

T U V

W X

Y

5

4

3

2

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/ou/ as in down

1. What vowels are in the words above? e u a i o w

2. Which letter is acting like a vowel instead of a consonant? t n d w sRead the words with more than one syllable. Circle the syllables that have the /ou/ as in down.

tow•erflow•erchow•der

al•lowsnow•plowdown•ward

doubt•fulboun•tyout•ward

sur•roundcot•ton•mouthac•count•a•ble

3. What vowel pairs make the /ou/ as in down? us ou ow oe un


Sometimes vowels have special sounds when they are together.

prowlgrowl

owl

townclowncrown

mousehouse

groundhound ounce

bounce

mouthsouth

countmount

pouchgrouch

cloudproud

troutshout

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/ou/ as in down (continued)

Use /ou/ words from above to complete the sentences.

1. The whole town was watching as Matt began to go

down the mountain.

2. The judge’s stopwatch was counting each second.

3. The fans cheered wildly as Matt went around the last gate and finished

in record time!

lowcloud

town

tower

show

flown

soup

ground

tough

around

cowarddown

counting powderwould

snowplow

ought

grow

thought

sown

mow

downward

group

tow

glow

blow

Help the skier reach the bottom of the mountain. Circle all the words with the /ou/ as in down.

snow

bought

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/oo/ as in football

Read the words. Circle the syllables that have the /oo/ as in football.

bush•elam•bushpul•pit

cook•iewood•enbook•shelf

o•ver•lookun•der•stoodneigh•bor•hood

3. What letters make the /oo/ as in football? oi ow oo o u

1. Which vowel and vowel pair are in the words above? oo ow u ew ui a i

2. What sound do the vowel pair and the vowel make in the words? /oo/ as in boot /oo/ as in look /ou/ as in cloud /ŭ/ as in puzzle

hoodwoodstoodpush

bush

tooklookhook

bullpullfull

footsoot

crookshookbrook

hoofput

wool



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Each football below has six numbers. The letters from number 1 in each football spell word 1. Write the letters in order on the lines below to complete the remaining numbers.

Use words from above to complete the story.

As Woody scanned the crowd, he noticed that every seat in the stadium appeared to be

full . He stood behind his teammate and waited for

the football to be snapped to him. The referee blew the whistle. The teammate

put / pushed the ball in Woody’s hands. Woody looked at

his opponents racing toward him. Just as he hooked the ball to make his

pass, one of his opponents pushed him to the ground. The play was over.

1. f u l l

2. p u t

3. p u s h e d

4. s t o o d

5. h o o k e d

6. l o o k e d

1. f 2. p 3. p 4. s 5. h 6. l

1. u 2. u 3. u 4. t 5. o 6. o

1. 2. 3. e 4. d 5. e 6. e

1. l 2. t 3. s 4. o 5. o 6. o

1. l 2. 3. h 4. o 5. k 6. k

1. 2. 3. d 4. 5. d 6. d

/oo/ as in football (continued)

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/oi/ as in boy

1. Which vowel pairs are in the words above? ow io oo oy oi

2. What sound do the vowel pairs make in the words? /ou/ as in about /oi/ as in coin /oo/ as in shook


Read the words. Circle the syllables that have the /oi/ as in boy.

en•joyan•noycow•boy

oil•canre•joice

roy•alvoy•agejoy•ous

tin•foilnois•y

em•ploy•eren•joy•mentdis•ap•point

oys•ter

3. What letters make the /oi/ as in boy? oo ou oi oy ow


joytoy

coinjoin

pointjoint

coilsoil

spoil

voicechoice

boysoy

moisthoist

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/oi/ as in boy (continued)

Use words from the calves to complete the story and the fence puzzle.

Early in the morning, the ground will be (1) moist with dew.

Royce will (2) hoist his saddle up on his horse’s back. In the

heat of the day, flies will (3) annoy the horse and rider, but

Royce will still (4) enjoy being a (5) cowboy .

Rope the correct calves by circling the words with /oi/ as in boy.

foal moist

cow

hoistannoy only

cowboyenjoy

2.

1. 5.

3.

4.

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/s/ as in race

1. What sound does the letter c usually make? /z/ /s/ /k/ /sh/

2. What vowels follow the letter c in the words above? e i y a o

3. What sound does the letter c make in the words? /ch/ /s/ /k/ /sh/

Circle all the syllables with soft c in the words above.

4. What letter patterns make the /s/ as in race? ca ce ci co cu cy


faceplacespace

pricespicetwice

cellcentcen•ter

ci•dercir•cuscir•cle

cy•clecy•clonecym•bal

of•fi•cerad•vancecon•vince

C usually says its soft sound when followed by e, i, or y.

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Reading 4

Find the words on the previous page that match each description. Write the missing letters in the blanks.

1. a violent, rotating windstorm c y c l o n e

2. a circular brass percussion instrument c y m b a l

3. a series of repeated events c y c l e

4. a drink made with apples c i d e r

5. a round shape c i r c l e

6. the “Big Top” c i r c u s

7. a penny c e n t

8. a small prison room c e l l

9. the exact middle c e n t e r

10. the front part of the head f a c e

11. stars and planets s p a c e

12. two times t w i c e

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/j/ as in gym

Circle all the syllables with soft g in the words below.

gen•tleger•bildam•agecol•lege

gen•er•ousgi•gan•ticre•gionlug•gage

gym•nastgyp•syen•gineen•er•gy

3. What letter patterns make the /j/ as in gym? ga ge gi go gu gy

1. What vowels follow the letter g in the words above? o e i a y

2. What sound does the letter g make in the words above? /qu/ /f/ /g/ /j/

Read the words. Circle all the correct answers.

rangechangestrange

pagecagestage

judgefudge

smudgegrudgeedge

ledge

hedgepledge

gi•antgin•ger

gemgermgym

hugeplungebridgehinge

G usually says its soft sound when followed by e, i, or y.

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/j/ as in gym (continued)

Find the way to the door of Roy’s Gym by drawing a path under the words with the /j/ sound.

Using the /j/ words above, fill in the blanks with the antonyms, or opposites, of the words below.

1. repair: damage 4. tiny: large

2. midget: giant 5. safety: danger

3. rough: gentle 6. normal: strange

dang

er

frog

giraffe

gerb

il

stag

e

suga

r

ginger

clog

large

wag

on

good

engine

egg

flag

gave

segment

plunge

damage

region

gentle

edge

colle

gest

rang

ere

gula

r

gardensmudge

gemrange energygiant

bridge pagebe

gan

goat

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Silent Consonants

Circle the kind of sounds that the above shaded letters make.

soft sounds no sounds hard sounds

Write the silent letters from the lists above.

gh l k w t b d c h n h g

Read the words. Complete the correct answers below.

Some words have silent consonants.

sightfrightentaught

naughty

walks chalkboard

almondhalf

matchfastenoftenlisten

kneeknuckle

knockingknife

wrongwreckedwrinkle

wrapper

debtdoubt

plumberclimbed

dodgebridgefudge

scenescience

scent

rhymerhythmicrhythm

gnatcampaign

sign

hymncondemnautumn

hourhonesthonor

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Silent Consonants (continued)

Use words from the previous page to complete the story below.

Thomas carefully walks along the forest floor, pausing to

listen for the same noise that started to frighten him

earlier. He creeps further, smelling the scent of smoke. His heart pounds

faster. Thomas shines his flashlight across the bridge , only to reveal a

raccoon playing with a tin can.

Use words from the previous page to write in the picture blanks below.

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