Short Vowel Activities
These activities help students learn short vowel patterns.
The following activities are from the Florida Center for Reading Research:
- Word Steps - Students blend sounds of letters to make words with short vowels.
Download - Make a Word - Students make words with short vowel patterns using pictures (any letter tiles will work).
Download - Picture the Word - Students learn word families with short vowels.
Download - Change A Word - Students learn word families with short vowels. Other vowel patterns are included in the extension activity at the end.
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The following activity is used online via Starfall Education.
- Teach students short vowel patterns using this interactive tool. You will need to enable adobe flash player.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
- Then, select #1 - #5.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
Word Study Notebook: Include new words in a personal word study notebook. The student can add words to the notebook as he/she encounters the words during reading. (See example.)
| _at | _it | _ot |
| Hat | Hit | Hot |
| Pat | Pit | Pot |
| Cat | Bit | Cot |
Silent-E Vowel Activities
These activities help students learn silent-e vowel patterns (first activity is easier than the second activity).
The following activities are from the Florida Center for Reading Research:
- Silent "e" Changes - Students read words with and without the silent-e pattern.
Download - Short and Long - Students identify and sort words with short and long vowels. The last page includes vowel teams (ee).
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The following activity is used online via Starfall Education.
- Teach students silent-e vowel patterns using this interactive tool. You will need to enable adobe flash player.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
- Then, select #6 - #10.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
Word Study Notebook: Include new words in a personal word study notebook. The student can add words to the notebook as he/she encounters the words during reading. (See example.)
| _at | _ate | _it | _ite |
| Hat | Late | Bit | Bite |
| Mat | Mate | Sit | Kite |
| Rat | Rate | Lit | White |
R-Controlled Vowel Activities
These activities help students learn words with r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur). First 2 activities are easier than the 3rd activity.
The following activities are from the Florida Center for Reading Research:
- Jar Sort - Students learn the differences among words with r-controlled vowels.
Download - R-Caterpillars - Students learn the differences among words with r-controlled vowels.
Download - Star Search - Students learn the differences among words with r-controlled vowels.
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The following activity is used online via Starfall Education.
- Teach students r-controlled vowel patterns using this interactive tool. You will need to enable adobe flash player.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
- Then, select #12 - #14.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
Word Study Notebook: Include new words in a personal word study notebook. The student can add words to the notebook as he/she encounters the words during reading. (See example.)
| _ar | _ir | _or |
| Star | Stir | Store |
| Far | Fir | For |
Vowel Team Phonics Activities
These activities help student learn various vowel patterns: Long vowel teams and vowel diphthongs (oy/oi; ou/ow; ew/oo; au/aw). First 4 activities are easier than the 5th activity.
The following activities are from the Florida Center for Reading Research:
- Same but Different - Students learn various long vowel patterns (e.g., ai, ea, ay, a).
Download - Fishing for Vowel Digraphs - Students learn various long vowel patterns (vowel digraph/teams and vowel diphthongs).
Download - Spell and Sort - Students learn the differences between words with ew/oo and au/aw.
Download - Diphthong-O - Students learn the differences between words with oi/oy and ou/ow.
Download - Double Time - Students learn various long vowel spelling patterns.
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The following activity is used online via Starfall Education.
- Teach students short vowel patterns using this interactive tool. You will need to enable adobe flash player.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
- Then, select #6 - #11.
- Click on Level 2: Learn to Read
Word Study Notebook: Include new words in a personal word study notebook. The student can add words to the notebook as he/she encounters the words during reading. (See example.)
| -ai- | a_e | _ay |
| Maid | Cake | Day |
| Rain | Male | Lay |
| Laid | Sane | Stray |