Teacher Workbooks Language Arts Series
Phonics Assorted Skills
Volume 1
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Table of Contents
Phonics
Consonant Blends 1
C and G Sounds 2
Double Final Consonants 3-5
OI and OY Sounds 6-8
OO, UE, and EW Sounds 9
OU and OW Sounds 10-11
Plural Endings 12-16
Prefixes 17-20
R-controlled Vowels 21-22
Silent Letters 23
SQU and THR Sounds 24
Words Ending in E 25-27
Words Ending in Y 28-30
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Consonant Blends
Write one of the consonant blends, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, to complete the words below.
1. _____ink 2. _____eep 3. _____ame
4. _____acier 5. _____astic 6. _____ever
7. _____anket 8. _____owing 9. _____ane
10. _____ossom
Write a story about a glacier, a plane and a blossom. Use descriptive words and think creatively to make these three things fit into one story!!
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C and G Sounds
The C and G have a soft sound and a hard sound. Put the words below in the correct columns. Say the words out loud to hear the sounds clearly.
cupcake cycle
circus centipede
catfish camel
curtain
celebrate captain
city certain
cow
C sounds like K C sounds like S
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2. ____________________________ 2. ________________________________
3. ____________________________ 3. ________________________________
4. ____________________________ 4. ________________________________
5. ____________________________ 5. ________________________________
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing or ed to the following words. Remember the rule about doubling the final consonant! Color Darryl Dinosaur and add more to this picture.
Add ing 1. swim ______________________________________
2. begin ______________________________________
3. open ______________________________________
Add ing
Add ed 1. fish ________________
2. look ________________ 1. omit ________________________
2. refer ________________________
3. walk ________________________
Write a sentence about Darryl Dinosaur. Use some of the words above.
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing or ed to the following words. Remember the rule about doubling the final consonant.
1. flap ____________________________
2. hop ____________________________
3. begin ____________________________
4. shop ____________________________
5. trap ____________________________
6. drop ____________________________
7. plan ____________________________
8. swim ____________________________
9. plan ____________________________
10.wrap ____________________________
Write a story about one of the characters in the picture. Use adjectives to describe what the character looks like. Give your character a name.
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Double Final Consonants
Add ing suffix to the following words. Remember: When a short word ends in in consonantvowelconsonant, and the suffix begins with a vowel or y, double the final consonant.
1. shop ____________________
2. run ___________________________
3. trap ___________________________
4. skip ______________________________
5. spin ____________________________________
6. rot _____________________________
7. shred _________________________
8. grab ____________________________
9. step _________________________
10. slam ___________________________
11. hop ____________________________
Write a story about Little Chick. Why is he all alone? Explain what happened. Use adjectives.
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OI and OY Sounds
Write OI or OY to complete the words.
1. b____l 2. b_____ 3. t____let
4. ann_____ 5. j_____n 6. ch_____ce
7. l_____al 8. c_____n 9. p_____nt
10. s_____l
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OI and OY Words
Circle the correct word using OI or OY.
boil joyn boyl join
coyn coin
toi loyal toy loial
annoy emploi annoy employ
soyl choice soil choyce
boy boi
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OI and OY Words
Ellie Elephant is holding some words that need OY or OI to complete them. Help Ellie find the answers.
1. enj_____
2. b_____l
3. c_____n
4. r_____al
5. t_____let
6. p_____nt
7. _____l
8. b_____
Write a sentence telling Ellie what you have done to help her. Ask Ellie a question too.
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OO, UE, and EW Sounds
Answer the riddles. Use the words in the bag to help you. Write the answer on the line.
1. This is where you go to learn. stool broom
________________________________ glue school
true 2. This is what you do with gum.
moose chew __________________________________
3. This is what is on the grass in the morning. pool
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4. The opposite of false.
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5. You stick things together with this.
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6. This is a big animal with antlers.
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7. The color of the sky. OO, UE, and EW Sounds
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8. When it’s hot, you might like to go to this.
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9. When something is out of reach, you might use this.
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10. You use this to clean the floor.
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OW and OU Sound
Complete the words below by using OW or OU. Make Tony Turtle happy by adding sunshine, clouds, grass and another turtle to keep him company.
tr___t c____ ___t h___se
fr____n br___n fl____ers l___d
cr____d
d____n f____l
f___nd
Write a sentence using some of the words above.
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OW and OU Sound
Make the sunshine smile by writing OU or OW to complete the following words.
1. m_____se 2. h_____l
3. _____t 4. cl_____n 5. s_____r
6. h_____nd 7. br_____n 8. f_____nd
9. _____l 10. cr_____n
Complete the riddles by using one of your new words.
1. I hoot during the night hours. What am I? ___________________________
2. I wear this because I am the King. What is it? ____________________________
3. I am usually silly and make people laugh. Who am I? ___________________________
4. Cheese is my favorite food. What am I? _______________________________
5. This is the opposite of sweet. What is it? __________________________
6. I am a kind of dog. What am I? _______________________________
7. This is the opposite of in. What is it? __________________________ Thank you!!
8. I am the color of earth. What am I? _______________________________
9. Because I am a wolf, I like to do this at night. What is it? ________________________
10. This is the opposite of lost. What is it? _____________________________
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Plural Endings
Add s or es to the following words. Remember that there are different ways to make a word plural. Think!
1. lunch _______________________________
2. wish _________________________
3. penny _____________________________
4. leaf ______________________________
5. box ___________________________
6. cherry ___________________________
7. flower ________________________
8. ash _______________________
9. watch __________________________________
10. buzz __________________________
11. apple _____________
12. glass _________________________
13. fox ___________________
14. clock ___________________
15. elf _______________________
Draw some more animals for the zoo! Give them each a name. Have fun!
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural by adding s to each word.
1. carrot _________________ 2. book _________________
3. father _________________ 4. farmer __________________
5. rabbit _________________ 6. basket __________________
7. flower _______________________
8. telephone _________________________
9. bird ___________________
What is Randy Rabbit doing in the basket? Explain what happened. Write a short story. Use some of the words above.
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural. Remember that when a word ends in x, ss, ch or sh, you add es.
1. dish _________________________ 2. witch ______________________
3. dress _________________________ 4. bench ______________________
5. crash _________________________ 6. fox ______________________
7. glass _________________________ 7. fish ______________________
8. tax _________________________ 9. wrench ______________________
10. ditch _________________________
Write five sentences using plural words from above.
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Plural Endings
Make these words plural. When a words ends in y, usually you change the y to i and add es.
1. berry _____________________
2. butterfly _________________________________
3. city ____________________________________
4. party _______________________________
5. company _________________________________
Write five asking sentences using each plural word in the picture.
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Plural Endings
When a word ends in f, change the f to v and add es. Make the following words plural.
1. wolf _____________________________
2. shelf ______________________________
3. thief ______________________________ 4. calf _____________________
5. knife ______________________________ 6. half _____________________
7. self ______________________________ 8. wife _____________________
9. loaf ______________________________ 10. leaf _____________________
Write sentences for five of your plural words.
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Prefixes
Hi! Get ready to practice your prefixes. Remember that a prefix is placed before a root word. A negative prefix gives the word a negative meaning.
Add un to the following words.
1. happy _________________________________
2. safe _________________________________
3. like _________________________________
4. lock _________________________________
Add mis to the following words.
1. behave __________________________________
2. lead __________________________________
3. place __________________________________ Way to go!!!
4. spell __________________________________
Add dis to the following words.
1. like __________________________________
2. connect __________________________________
3. infect __________________________________ Keep up the good work!!
4. obey __________________________________
Add im to the following words.
1. patient _________________________________
2. possible _________________________________
3. perfect _________________________________
4. mobile _________________________________
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Prefixes
Choose one of the red words below that completes the following sentences. Circle the prefix in each word.
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It is _______________________________to complete this work in such a short time.
2. I _________________________________my pencil when I went out to play with the children.
3. Mother said that it was ________________________to play in the yard since the tree had fallen from the storm.
4. Martha and George were very ________________________ since they lost their puppy.
5. When you ____________________________a rule, you have to pay the consequences.
unsafe misplaced impossible disobey unhappy
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Prefixes
Read the phrases below. Underline the word with a negative prefix. Then write the prefix and the base word in the correct column.
Prefix Base Word
1. miscount the pennies ________________________________________________
2. an unkind person ________________________________________________
3. an impossible situation ________________________________________________
4. incomplete assignments ________________________________________________
5. an unfortunate accident ________________________________________________
6. disconnected wires ________________________________________________
7. to miscount the m&m’s ________________________________________________
8. the impatient student ________________________________________________
9. the uneven rows of desks ________________________________________________
10. suffering from indigestion ________________________________________________
Write a sentence using one of your words with a negative prefix.
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Prefixes
Write the meaning of each word below by using two words. Look carefully at the negative prefix before each base word. Example: unkind not kind
1. disrespect ___________________________ __________________________
2. unsolved ___________________________ __________________________
3. dishonest ___________________________ __________________________
4. misbehave __________________________ __________________________
5. impolite ____________________________ __________________________
6. misjudge ____________________________ __________________________
7. undecided ____________________________ __________________________
8. disagree ____________________________ __________________________
9. misunderstood ____________________________ __________________________
10. improper ____________________________ __________________________
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Rcontrolled Vowels
Write er, ir, ur to complete the words below. When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the sound of the vowel changes. This is why it is sometimes called the “Bossy R”.
b_____rn f_____n st______
b_____d s______
t_____n t_____tle dinn_____
p____se sh____t n____se
s_____ve t_____key
Where are the rabbits going? Give them names and explain why they are running. Use some of your rcontrolled words in your story.
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Rcontrolled Vowels
Complete the words below by using or, ar. Remember that the sound of the vowel changes when it is followed by the letter r. Use each word in a sentence.
1. st_____t
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2. sh_____t
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3. M_____ch
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4. w_____ld
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5. st_____m
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Silent Letters
Sometimes the letters gh, b, t, w, h, k, l are silent. Add the silent letters to these words.
1. w 2. k
____rote ____nock
____rap ____nit
____rong
3. gh 4. l 5. h
li____t ta___k ___onor
hi____ cha___k ___our
thi____ wa___k g___ost
6. t 7. b 8. w
swi___ch crum___ ____rite
wa___ch thum___ ____reath
ma___ch dum___ ____restle
Write two sentences using some of your words with silent letters. Put some more flowers around your page.
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SQU and THR Sounds
Complete the words below by adding SQU or THR.
1. _______ough 2. _______ash 3. _______ee
4. _______eeze 5. _______oat 6. _______own
7. _______irt 8. _______irrel 9. _______ill
10. _______are
Use the words above to complete the following sentences.
1. As I looked __________________________the window, I saw my brother and his friends playing ball.
2. The ______________________________ hurried up the tree to hide the nuts he found on the ground.
3. The children learned about a triangle, a rectangle and a _______________________.
4. Once the ball had been _______________________________, we all ran to catch it.
5. Marsha woke up with a sore _____________________________ and couldn’t go to school.
6. Mom asked me to __________________________________ the lemon to get the juice for her recipe.
7. It was a real ____________________________________ to see the New York Yankees come out on the field!
8. One more than two is __________________________________.
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Words Ending in E
Add suffixes to the following words. Remember: When adding an ending to a words that ends with a silent e, drop the final e if the ending begins with a vowel.
Add ing
1. slice ______________________ 2. look ______________________
2. force ______________________ 4. convince ______________________
5. skate ______________________ 6. walk ______________________
7. use ______________________ 8. slice ______________________
9. laugh ______________________ 10. hope ______________________
Complete the following sentences by adding ing, ed, or s to the words in parentheses.
1. The children were _________________on the ice. (skate)
2. Joshua and Larry ______________________as the clown performed for the audience. (laugh)
3. Maria __________________ glue to complete her project for science. (use)
4. Be careful when you are _______________________the apple! (slice)
5. Are your books ____________________neatly in your desk? (place)
6. What a beautiful sight to see, as the sun was _______________________over the water! (shine)
7. ___________________ through the binoculars, I could see the boat in the distance. (look)
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Words Ending in E
Find the root words below. Write them on the line. Example: senseless sense
blaming ___________________
lovely ___________________
pricing _______________________
amusement _______________________
completely _________________________
timing ______________________
definitely __________________________
measurement _________________________
separately __________________________
likely _________________________
tasty ________________________________
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Words Ending in E
Circle the correct spelling for the words with suffixes.
1. shine shining shining shinning
2. come comeing comming coming
3. smile smilling smiling smileing
4. race raced racet racced
5. wise wisest wissest wisest
6. skate skateing skating skatting
7. erase erasir erasser eraser
8. hope hoppful hopeful hopful
9. twinkle twinkleing twinklling twinkling
10.safe safty safety safety
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Words Ending in Y
Remember the rule: When adding an ending to a word that ends with y, change the y to i when it is preceded by a consonant. There are some exceptions to this rule. Follow the directions below.
Write the base word for each of the words below.
1. bodily ________________________ 2. marriage _____________________
3. happiness________________________ 4. beautiful _____________________
5. puppies ________________________ 6. plentiful _____________________
7. various ________________________ 8. furious _____________________
Add these ending to the words below.
ed ing s or es
worry _________________ _______________________ _____________________
supply_________________ _______________________ _____________________
study _________________ _______________________ _____________________
cry _________________ _______________________ _____________________
fly _________________ _______________________ _____________________
Write a story about the clown who is crying.
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Words Ending in Y
Circle the correct spelling of the words with suffixes.
1. try trid tried tried
2. play playd played plaied
3. baby babies babys babbies
4. delay delayd delaid delayed
5. copy copiing copying copeing
6. pony ponyz ponys ponies
7. enjoy enjoyed enjoied enjoyd
8. fry friing fryying frying
9. lady ladies ladyz ladies
10. lucky luckiest luckiest luckiest
Give the fish some water. Draw more fish!
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Words Ending in Y
Add ly, ness, es, ed, or ful to the words below. Remember the rule about the changing y to i when adding suffixes.
1. supply ____________________
2. happy ________________________
3. party ______________________
4. study ________________________
5. lazy ___________________ 6. pity _________________
7. easy __________________________
8. heavy _________________________
9. lonely ______________________ 10. party ___________________