Short Vowel Words

Short Vowel

Words

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Table of Contents Teaching Notes ........................................................................................................... 4 Short A Words Short a words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)............................................ 7 Short a words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end) ...................................... 13 Short a words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning) ........................... 21 Short I Words Short i words, part 1 (continuous consonants only) ........................................... 29 Short i words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end) ....................................... 37 Short i words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning) ............................ 43 Sight word: I .............................................................................................................. 49 Short O Words Short o words, part 1 (continuous consonants only) .......................................... 53 Short o words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end) ...................................... 57 Short o words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning) ........................... 63 Short U Words Short u words, part 1 (continuous consonants only) .......................................... 71 Short u words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end) ...................................... 77 Short u words, part 3 (stopped consonant at the beginning) ............................ 81 Suffix study, _s with verbs ...................................................................................... 89 Short E Words Short e words, part 1 (continuous consonants only) ........................................... 91 Short e words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end) ...................................... 97 Short e words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning) ......................... 103 Suffix study, _s with nouns .................................................................................. 109 Suffix study, _s with verbs .................................................................................... 113 Possessive ending ‘s ............................................................................................... 115 Sight word review .................................................................................................. 118


Teaching Notes

1. Students should be able to recognize and give the sounds for the letters of the alphabet.

2. Materials listed below are available at www.soundcityreading.com.

3. Read the Sound Story Part 1 to the students. This story has pictures to illustrate the letter sounds in our language. For example, a growling dog shows the sound for the letter r, and a hissing snake shows the sound for the letter s. It includes all of the short vowel sounds (a/ant, e/egg, i/in, o/ox, u/up) and the long i sound, i/island.

4. Use the Sound Picture Flashcards for Part 1 of the Sound Story to review the sounds they represent. These cards have a sound pic-ture on one side and the letter that represents that sound on the other side. Show each card and have students give the sound in unison. Or call on individual students to give each sound, followed by the whole class. Practice giving the sounds for both the picture side and the letter side. If a student forgets the sound for a letter, turn the card over to show the sound picture to help the student re-member the sound.

5. In this booklet, students will read words and sentences with each short vowel sound. The vowel being studied is shown at the top of the page along with the related sound picture and a key word be-ginning with that sound. Have students identify this vowel sound before reading each page.

6. Students will practice decoding (sounding out) new words in two columns. In the left column, the words are segmented, or sepa-rated, to show the separate sound units within the word. To read the words, students should put a finger under the first letter, say the sound, slide their fingers to the next letter, say the sound, slide to the next letter, and say the sound. Each sound is to be said dis-tinctly and separately. This is called segmenting the word. The ar-


rows show the direction to move as the word is read. Then stu-dents should slide their finger to the same word in the right hand column, and say the word in the regular way, without separating the sounds.

7. Students will read the same words again on the next page. This time the words have pictures to show their meanings. Discuss the meanings of any unfamiliar words. It’s important for stu-dents to realize that if they recognize the word, they should just say it in the regular way. It’s OK to sound out words (say the sounds from left to right) that they don’t remember. But once they learn a word, it’s not necessary to sound it out any more. If they do need to say the sounds to figure out the word, they should repeat it normally after they recognize a word.

8. After reading all the words for each short vowel section, stu-dents will read sentences containing some of those words. The sentence pages contain only the new words and any other words that have been previously taught. It is not necessary for students to guess. If they have trouble with a word, remind them of the sound of the letter that is causing a problem, as they say the sounds from left to right. Remind them to think about the other words in the sentence and anticipate what words would make sense.

9. Explain the use of suffixes and punctuation as needed.

10. An umbrella over a vowel is a signal to use the u/umbrella sound for that vowel.

11. After finishing this booklet, students should be able to read all of the sight words on the last page.

12. Each set of short vowel words is divided into three groups. The first group of words is the easiest to read for beginners. The last group is the hardest.


13. The first group of words uses only continuous consonants. When you pronounce a continuous consonant, it is possible to hold the sound for a period of time. This makes it much easier for a student to connect the first consonant sound in the word to the vowel sound that comes after it. I use these consonants in the first group: f, h, l, m, n, qu, r, s, v, w, x, y, and z. (When you pronounce the consonants qu and x, you can actually hear two parts to the sound. The letter qu sounds like /kw/, and the let-ter x sounds like /ks/. I include these letters in the continuous consonants since the second part of the sound can be held.)

14. The second group of words uses continuous consonants at the beginning of the word, and stopped consonants at the end. Stopped consonants cannot be held. The sound disappears after you pronounce it. I use these stopped consonants: b, c, d, g, j, k, p, and t. The words in this group are also easy to read, because they begin with a continuous consonant. It isn’t hard to put the stopped consonant sound at the end of a word.

15. The third group of words begins with stopped consonants. These words are the hardest for beginners to read because it is more difficult to connect the sound of the first consonant and the following vowel smoothly.

16. In this booklet, I’ve consciously avoided using series of rhyming words. Although using rhyming words can help children learn to recognize a set of words quickly, some children tend to use this as a crutch. They get into the habit of looking only at the first two letters and ignoring the last letter. Instead of reading each sound to the end of the word, they try to rhyme the word with a word that was previously read.

17. Beginning readers master these beginning decoding skills at dif-ferent rates. It is important for students to take ownership over the need to practice reading and rereading the material until it can be read smoothly, with good expression. Many students have difficulty getting started, but go on to master the material very well.


f a n fan

S a m Sam

M a x Max

r a m ram

m a n man

l a ss lass

r a n ran

y a m yam

v a n van

s a x sax

a ant


lass

ran

yam

van

sax

fan

Sam

Max

ram

man

a ant


N a n Nan

h a m ham

w a x wax

a n an

m a ss mass

a x ax

a m am

f a x fax

a s as

h a s has

a ant

z

z


mass

ax

fax

Nan

ham

wax

a ant


1. Nan has a fan.

2. A man has a hat.

3. A man ran.

a A Sight Words


1. A man has an ax.

2. Sam has a sax.

3. A man has a van.

a A Sight Words


m a t mat

n a p nap

r a g rag

s a d sad

y a k yak

v a t vat

l a b lab

m a p map

s a g sag

a dd add

a ant


vat

lab

map

sag

add

mat

nap

rag

sad

yak

a ant


m a d mad

s a t sat

z a p zap

w a g wag

f a t fat

l a d lad

n a g nag

y a p yap

f a d fad

r a t rat

a ant


lad

nag

yap

fad

rat

mad

sat

zap

wag

fat

a ant


s a p sap

h a d had

l a p lap

h a t hat

a ant

s a p sap

h a d had

l a p lap

h a t hat


lap

hat

sap

had

a ant


1. A man had a hat.

2. Nan had a nap.

3. A man ran a lap.

4. A rat was fat.

a A was Sight Words


1. A man was mad.

2. A man was sad.

3. Nan was at a lab.

a A was Sight Words


c a t cat

g a s gas

b a g bag

p a n pan

t a x tax

j a zz jazz

d a m dam

t a p tap

b a d bad

p a ss pass

a ant


jazz

dam

tap

bad

pass

cat

gas

bag

pan

tax

a ant


j a m jam

d a d dad

t a g tag

p a d pad

b a ss bass

c a n can

p a t pat

t a b tab

J a n Jan

c a p cap

a ant


can

pat

tab

Jan

cap

jam

dad

tag

pad

bass

a ant


P a m Pam

c a b cab

t a n tan

b a t bat

b a t bat

D a n Dan

c a m cam

j a b jab

t a m tam

d a b dab

a ant


Dan

cam

jab

tam

dab

Pam

cab

tan

bat

bat

a ant


1. Pam has a pan.

2. Dan has a cat.

3. Dad had a hat.

4. Pat has a bat.

a A was Sight Words


1. Max was sad.

2. Sam has a cap.

3. Sam has a gap.

a A was Sight Words


i n in

i f i f

w i n win

m i x mix

h i l l hi l l

f i zz f izz

m i ss miss

r i m r im

s i l l s i l l

qu i z quiz

i in


miss

r im

si l l

quiz

in

win

mix

hi l l

f izz

i in


i l l i l l

h i m him

f i n f in

w i l l wi l l

s i x s ix

h i ss hiss

f i l l f i l l

L i z Liz

m i l l mi l l

f i x f ix

i in


hiss

f i l l

Liz

mil l

f ix

i l l

him

f in

wi l l

s ix

i in


i s is

h i s his

v i m vim

qu i l l qui l l

i in

z

z


qui l l

h is

v im

i in


1. Will I win?

2. I will win.

3. Liz will miss him.

4. Sam is six.

I Sight Words


1. Nan is ill.

2. Sam will wax his van.

3. I will mix it.

I Sight Words


s i t s i t

r i p r ip

w i g wig

l i d l id

i t i t

f i b f ib

h i p hip

f i t f i t

r i d r id

f i g f ig

i in


f ib

hip

f i t

r id

f ig

s i t

r ip

wig

l id

i t

i in


h i d hid

l i t l i t

y i p y ip

r i b r ib

m i t t mitt

s i p s ip

h i t hit

r i g r ig

qu i t quit

l i p l ip

i in


sip

hit

r ig

quit

l ip

hid

l i t

y ip

r ib

mitt

i in


1. Sam will hit it.

2. Max will zip it.

3. I lit it.

4. It is his mitt.

I Sight Words


1. A man hit him.

2. I hid.

3. Nan will miss it.

4. It is his rig.

I Sight Words


b i g b ig

t i p t ip

k i d kid

p i n pin

b i b b ib

J i m Jim

k i t kit

j i g j ig

p i l l p i l l

d i d did

i in


Jim

kit

j ig

pi l l

d id

big

t ip

kid

pin

bib

i in


p i g pig

K i m Kim

d i l l d i l l

T i m Tim

k i p kip

B i l l Bi l l

t i n t in

g i l l g i l l

b i t b it

d i m dim

i in


Bil l

t in

gi l l

b it

d im

pig

Kim

di l l

Tim

kip

i in


J i l l J i l l

p i t p it

k i ss kiss

b i n b in

d i p dip

j i b j ib

t i l l t i l l

k i n kin

b i l l b i l l

d i g dig

i in


j ib

t i l l

kin

bi l l

d ig

J i l l

p it

kiss

b in

dip

i in


1. Bill will fix it.

2. Kim will kiss him.

3. Did Pat dig it?

4. A big pig has a wig.

I Sight Words


1. It bit him.

2. It is his bib.

3. Did Jim miss?

4. Kim will win.

I Sight Words


1. It is his kit.

2. It is bad.

3. A cat is fat.

I Sight Words


1. A man is in a cab.

2. A man is in a van.

3. Pam is at a dam.

I Sight Words


o f f o f f

o n on

f o x fox

m o ss moss

R o n Ron

l o ss loss

o x ox

m o m mom

l o x lox

R o ss Ross

o ox


loss

ox

mom

lox

Ross

o f f

on

fox

moss

Ron

o ox


1. A bat is on a mat.

2. Mom was mad.

3. A hat is on a cat.

4. A tag is on a bag.

a A was Sight Words


1. A mad cat sat on a rat.

2. A cat is on a mat.

3. A cat was on a van.

a A was Sight Words


l o g log

h o p hop

n o t not

w o k wok

s o b sob

h o g hog

n o d nod

r o t rot

o dd odd

f o b fob

o ox


hog

nod

rot

odd

fob

log

hop

not

wok

sob

o ox


m o p mop

h o t hot

n o d nod

f o g fog

R o b Rob

l o p lop

s o d sod

l o t lot

o ox


Rob

lop

sod

lot

mop

hot

nod

fog

o ox


1. Mom will mop.

2. Moss is on a log.

3. It can hop.

a A was Sight Words


1. A hog is fat.

2. Mom was hot.

3. Rob was not hot.

a A was Sight Words


b o x box

t o ss toss

p o d pod

j o g jog

c o t cot

d o l l dol l

g o t got

b o ss boss

t o p top

c o n con

o ox


dol l

got

boss

top

con

box

toss

pod

jog

cot

o ox


B o b Bob

T o m Tom

J o hn John

p o p pop

d o t dot

c o d cod

p o x pox

b o g bog

D o n Don

j o t jot

o ox


cod

pox

bog

Don

jot

Bob

Tom

John

pop

dot

o ox


p o t pot

d o g dog

c o b cob

t o t tot

j o b job

o ox


tot

job

pot

dog

cob

o ox


1. A dot is on a pot.

2. A dog is on a log.

3. Bob has a box.

4. Bill is on a hill top.

5. A fox got on a box.

6. Rob did his job.

a A was Sight Words


1. A dog was hot.

2. A lid is on a pot.

3. A cat is on a box.

4. A pot is hot.

5. Rob can jog.

6. Tom has a pot.

a A was Sight Words


s u n sun

h u m hum

f u zz fuzz

u s us

h u f f huf f

r u n run

u up


us

huf f

run

sun

hum

fuzz

u up


f u n fun

m u f f muff

s u m sum

f u ss fuss

h u l l hul l

m u m mum

u up


fuss

hul l

mum

fun

muff

sum

u up


1. I can run.

2. Mom will fuss.

3. Pam can hum.

a A was Sight Words


1. Jan has a muff.

2. Jill has fun.

3. It has fuzz.

a A was Sight Words


n u t nut

r u g rug

m u d mud

u p up

s u b sub

m u t t mutt

h u g hug

r u b rub

m u g mug

h u t hut

u up


mutt

hug

rub

mug

hut

nut

rug

mud

up

sub

u up


1. Mud is on a pig.

2. Sam will hug Tom.

3. Jan is in a hut.

a A was Sight Words


1. A mug is hot.

2. Jan ran up a hill.

3. A cat was on a rug.

a A was Sight Words


b u g bug

t u b tub

d u l l dul l

c u p cup

t u x tux

p u p pup

b u zz buzz

G u s Gus

c u b cub

p u f f puf f

u up


pup

buzz

Gus

cub

puf f

bug

tub

dul l

cup

tux

u up


c u t cut

b u n bun

d u g dug

c u f f cuf f

p u t t putt

b u s bus

g u m gum

u up


putt

bus

gum

cut

bun

dug

cuf f

u up


t u g tug

p u s pus

b u t but

j u g jug

b u d bud

g u l l gul l

u up


jug

bud

gul l

tug

pus

u up


1. Gus is on a bus.

2. A pup is up.

3. A bug is on a rug.

a A was Sight Words


1. A man dug up a jug.

2. It is his tux.

3. Mom cut it.

a A was Sight Words


run runs

s it s i ts

rub rubs

tap taps

hug hugs

jog jogs

cut cuts

hop hops

f i l l f i l ls

hum hums

_s Suffix Study

A verb is a word that tells about an action.

Put an _s on the end of a verb if one person or thing is doing the action.


1. Gus runs a lap.

2. Mom hums.

3. Jill runs up a hill.

4. Tim tugs on it.

_s Suffix Study




f e l l fe l l

m e n men

l e ss less

f e z fez

h e m hem

s e l l se l l

e egg


fez

hem

sel l

fe l l

men

less

e egg


y e l l ye l l

m e ss mess

h e n hen

w e l l wel l

y e s yes

e egg


well

yes

ye l l

mess

hen

e egg


1. Yes, Sam will win.

2. A bag fell.

3. It is a big mess.

a A was Sight Words


1. A man has a fez.

2. Tom fell. Tom will yell.

3. Don has less.

a A was Sight Words


n e t net

l e g leg

w e b web

v e t vet

r e d red

e gg egg

E d Ed

m e t met

f e d fed

s e t set

e egg


egg

Ed

met

fed

set

net

leg

web

vet

red

e egg


l e d led

w e t wet

M e g Meg

N e d Ned

y e t yet

w e d wed

l e t let

e egg


Ned

wed

let

led

wet

Meg

e egg


1. Meg will sell a fan.

2. Ned will dab it.

3. It is red.

a A was Sight Words


1. A dog got wet.

2. Ed fed his dog.

3. Ned met Meg.

a A was Sight Words


p e n pen

b e l l be l l

g e t get

d e n den

k e g keg

j e t jet

t e l l te l l

b e g beg

p e p pep

T e d Ted

e egg


jet

te l l

beg

pep

Ted

pen

bel l

get

den

keg

e egg


B e ss Bess

J e f f Jef f

p e t pet

t e n ten

b e d bed

K e n Ken

b e t bet

p e g peg

B e n Ben

e egg


Ken

bet

peg

Ben

Bess

Jef f

pet

ten

bed

e egg


1. A web is on a bell.

2. Ken is in bed.

3. Ted fed Ned.

4. Bess will get a pet.

a A was Sight Words


1. A pet is wet.

2. Ben will not get wet.

3. Jeff is on a jet.

a A was Sight Words


cat cats

dog dogs

hi l l hi l ls

f in f ins

kid kids

_s Suffix Study

A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

Put an _s on the end of a noun to show that there are two or more.


kid kids

pin pins

pi l l p i l ls

b ib b ibs

cup cups

_s Suffix Study




1. Ben has six cats.

2. Ten cups fell.

3. Six dogs ran up a hill.

4. Bess has ten pens.

_s Suffix Study




1. Six pigs got wet.

2. Ten kids hid.

3. Ed will pet his dogs.

4. Gus fed his cats.

_s Suffix Study




wag wags

get gets

hit hits

beg begs

tug tugs

te l l te l ls

pop pops

hug hugs

nod nods

yap yaps

_s Suffix Study




1. A hen sits on an egg.

2. Ben gets a red cap.

3. Sam sits on his bed.

4. Bob fills up a box.

5. Ed nods at his dad.

6. A dog runs up a hill.

7. Jeff hugs his cat.

_s Suffix Study




Sam’s cat

Pam’s pan

Ben’s cap

Ji l l ’ s dol l

Tom’s van

_’s Suffix Study

Put an apostrophe ’s at the end of a person’s name to show that something belongs to that person..


1. Sam’s cat is on his bed.

2. Ed’s dog will win.

3. Ben’s cap is red.

4. Jill’s doll is on a box.

5. I will wax mom’s van.

6. Jeff will get dad’s map.

Suffix Study

_’s

Put an apostrophe ’s at the end of a person’s name to show that something belongs to that person..


Sight Word Review

a is Ī

A his

was as

has

z

z

z

z

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