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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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/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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2.
4. 5.
8.
6.
9.
3.
7.
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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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.
A closed syllable ends with one or more consonants.
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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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
A closed syllable ends with one or more consonants.
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
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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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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/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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/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
moreshorescore
forkcorkstork
sortsportshort
horseporchscorn
When r follows a vowel, it usually influences the vowel’s sound.
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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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3. 5.4.
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/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 correct answers.
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
When r follows a vowel, it usually influences the vowel’s sound.
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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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
When r follows a vowel, it usually influences the vowel’s sound.
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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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ô/
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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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /ou/
/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /oo/
/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
Sometimes vowels have special sounds when they are together.
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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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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /oi/
/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 correct answers.
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
Sometimes vowels have special sounds when they are together.
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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Reading 4 Phonics: using letter-sound association for /s/
/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
Read the words. Circle the correct answers.
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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/s/ as in race (continued)
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
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Reading 4 Phonics: identifying silent consonants
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.