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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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lass
ran
yam
van
sax
fan
Sam
Max
ram
man
a ant
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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
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mass
ax
fax
Nan
ham
wax
a ant
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1. Nan has a fan.
2. A man has a hat.
3. A man ran.
a A Sight Words
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1. A man has an ax.
2. Sam has a sax.
3. A man has a van.
a A Sight Words
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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
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vat
lab
map
sag
add
mat
nap
rag
sad
yak
a ant
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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
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lad
nag
yap
fad
rat
mad
sat
zap
wag
fat
a ant
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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
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lap
hat
sap
had
a ant
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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
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1. A man was mad.
2. A man was sad.
3. Nan was at a lab.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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jazz
dam
tap
bad
pass
cat
gas
bag
pan
tax
a ant
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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
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can
pat
tab
Jan
cap
jam
dad
tag
pad
bass
a ant
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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
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Dan
cam
jab
tam
dab
Pam
cab
tan
bat
bat
a ant
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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
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1. Max was sad.
2. Sam has a cap.
3. Sam has a gap.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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miss
r im
si l l
quiz
in
win
mix
hi l l
f izz
i in
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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
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hiss
f i l l
Liz
mil l
f ix
i l l
him
f in
wi l l
s ix
i in
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i s is
h i s his
v i m vim
qu i l l qui l l
i in
z
z
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qui l l
h is
v im
i in
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1. Will I win?
2. I will win.
3. Liz will miss him.
4. Sam is six.
I Sight Words
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1. Nan is ill.
2. Sam will wax his van.
3. I will mix it.
I Sight Words
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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
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f ib
hip
f i t
r id
f ig
s i t
r ip
wig
l id
i t
i in
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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
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sip
hit
r ig
quit
l ip
hid
l i t
y ip
r ib
mitt
i in
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1. Sam will hit it.
2. Max will zip it.
3. I lit it.
4. It is his mitt.
I Sight Words
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1. A man hit him.
2. I hid.
3. Nan will miss it.
4. It is his rig.
I Sight Words
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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
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Jim
kit
j ig
pi l l
d id
big
t ip
kid
pin
bib
i in
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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
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Bil l
t in
gi l l
b it
d im
pig
Kim
di l l
Tim
kip
i in
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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
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j ib
t i l l
kin
bi l l
d ig
J i l l
p it
kiss
b in
dip
i in
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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
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1. It bit him.
2. It is his bib.
3. Did Jim miss?
4. Kim will win.
I Sight Words
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1. It is his kit.
2. It is bad.
3. A cat is fat.
I Sight Words
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1. A man is in a cab.
2. A man is in a van.
3. Pam is at a dam.
I Sight Words
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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
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loss
ox
mom
lox
Ross
o f f
on
fox
moss
Ron
o ox
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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
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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
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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
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hog
nod
rot
odd
fob
log
hop
not
wok
sob
o ox
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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
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Rob
lop
sod
lot
mop
hot
nod
fog
o ox
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1. Mom will mop.
2. Moss is on a log.
3. It can hop.
a A was Sight Words
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1. A hog is fat.
2. Mom was hot.
3. Rob was not hot.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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dol l
got
boss
top
con
box
toss
pod
jog
cot
o ox
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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
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cod
pox
bog
Don
jot
Bob
Tom
John
pop
dot
o ox
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p o t pot
d o g dog
c o b cob
t o t tot
j o b job
o ox
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tot
job
pot
dog
cob
o ox
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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
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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
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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
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us
huf f
run
sun
hum
fuzz
u up
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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
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fuss
hul l
mum
fun
muff
sum
u up
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1. I can run.
2. Mom will fuss.
3. Pam can hum.
a A was Sight Words
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1. Jan has a muff.
2. Jill has fun.
3. It has fuzz.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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mutt
hug
rub
mug
hut
nut
rug
mud
up
sub
u up
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1. Mud is on a pig.
2. Sam will hug Tom.
3. Jan is in a hut.
a A was Sight Words
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1. A mug is hot.
2. Jan ran up a hill.
3. A cat was on a rug.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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pup
buzz
Gus
cub
puf f
bug
tub
dul l
cup
tux
u up
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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
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putt
bus
gum
cut
bun
dug
cuf f
u up
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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
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jug
bud
gul l
tug
pus
u up
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1. Gus is on a bus.
2. A pup is up.
3. A bug is on a rug.
a A was Sight Words
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1. A man dug up a jug.
2. It is his tux.
3. Mom cut it.
a A was Sight Words
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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.
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1. Gus runs a lap.
2. Mom hums.
3. Jill runs up a hill.
4. Tim tugs on it.
_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.
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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
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fez
hem
sel l
fe l l
men
less
e egg
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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
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well
yes
ye l l
mess
hen
e egg
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1. Yes, Sam will win.
2. A bag fell.
3. It is a big mess.
a A was Sight Words
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1. A man has a fez.
2. Tom fell. Tom will yell.
3. Don has less.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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egg
Ed
met
fed
set
net
leg
web
vet
red
e egg
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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
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Ned
wed
let
led
wet
Meg
e egg
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1. Meg will sell a fan.
2. Ned will dab it.
3. It is red.
a A was Sight Words
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1. A dog got wet.
2. Ed fed his dog.
3. Ned met Meg.
a A was Sight Words
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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
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jet
te l l
beg
pep
Ted
pen
bel l
get
den
keg
e egg
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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
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Ken
bet
peg
Ben
Bess
Jef f
pet
ten
bed
e egg
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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
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1. A pet is wet.
2. Ben will not get wet.
3. Jeff is on a jet.
a A was Sight Words
109 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel 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.
110 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
kid kids
pin pins
pi l l p i l ls
b ib b ibs
cup cups
_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.
111 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
1. Ben has six cats.
2. Ten cups fell.
3. Six dogs ran up a hill.
4. Bess has ten pens.
_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.
112 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
1. Six pigs got wet.
2. Ten kids hid.
3. Ed will pet his dogs.
4. Gus fed his cats.
_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.
113 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
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
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.
114 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
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
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.
115 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
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..
116 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
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..
118 © 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis Short Vowel Words
Sight Word Review
a is Ī
A his
was as
has
z
z
z
z