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PhonicsA. Write the word that names the picture.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B. Draw a line to the word that names the picture.

5. stage

6. blow

7. gem

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PhonicsA. Write the word that names the picture.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B. Circle the words with the same sound as the ue in clue.

5. I ate fruit and soup.

6. I have a new blue coat.

7. We knew it was a true story.

8. Ed drew a picture of Sue.

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PhonicsA. Circle the word with the same ow sound as in

clown.

1. row gown

2. crowd throw

3. flower snow

4. cow blow

B. Write the word with ou that names the picture.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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PhonicsA. Write the word that names the picture.

1.

2.

3.

4.

B. Write the letter or letters to complete each word.

5. m

6. ark

7. arden

8. ard

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PhonicsA. Circle the word that has the same middle

sound as the picture.

1. farm cork car

2. corn stone want

3. stay blond floor

4. soap score son

B. Draw a line to the word that names the picture.

5. storm

6. corn

7. score

8. floor

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PhonicsA. Write ai or ay to complete each word.

1. tr n

2. pl

3. sn l

4. r n

B. Write th or ch to complete each word.

5. ree

6. pea

7. ba

8. alk

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Phonics: Digraphs ch, sh, th

Read each word. Write the word in the correct column of the chart. The first one is done for you.

beaches catch chairfishing mother shorethree wash with

Letters Beginning Middle End

ch 1. 2. 3.

sh 4. 5. 6.

th 7. 8. 9.

The letter pairs ch, sh, and th each have one sound. These letters can be anywhere in a word.

chair

Think of one word to add to each box in the chart. Show your words to a family member.

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Phonics A. Write ir, ur, or er to complete each word.

1. b d

2. n se

3. summ

4. g l

5. sh t

B. Circle the word that has the same -r sound as in girl.

6. date dirt 11. birth bark

7. purr play 12. first fire

8. nerve nest 13. her here

9. fur far 14. bride firm

10. burn born 15. stir stick

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PhonicsA. Circle the words with the

long e sound.

B. Draw a line to the word that names the picture.

1. sleep

2. read

3. peach

4. meat

5. leaf

Clean clothes feel soft and nice.

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PhonicsA. Circle the words with the long i or the soft

g sound.

1. The lights are bright tonight.

2. Sam flies his kite at the beach.

3. I wrote nine sentences on the page.

4. My sister sang the song on a stage.

5. Jim has a very nice smile.

B. Complete the word that names the picture.

6. n t

7. sl de

8. sk

9. ie

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Phonics: Long Vowel Pairs

Long a Long e Long i Long o Long u

fail, bay need skies road, foe clue, suit

A. Write the vowel sound in each word. Then circle the letters that spell that sound. The first one is done for you.

1. d a y 5. t i e d

2. g o e s 6. l o a f

3. b l u e 7. r a i n

4. f e e t 8. f r u i t

B. Read each clue. Use a vowel pair to make a word with a long vowel sound.

9. it sails on water b t

10. a month of the year M

11. can hold things together g l

12. they are baked with apples p s

Two vowels together are a vowel pair. Usually, the first vowel in the pair has a long vowel sound. The sound of the second vowel is usually silent.

Write another word for each vowel pair in the chart. Show your words to a family member.

long a

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Phonics: Long Vowels with Silent e

A. Unscramble the letters to write a CVCe word.

1. e s n o 3. n t e u

2. c a e f 4. i e r c

B. Choose one vowel that will complete both words in the row. Write the vowel.

CVC Words CVCe Words

5. m d m de

6. t b t be

7. h p h pe

8. h d h de

Think of another pair of words that follow the CVC and CVCe pattern shown in the chart above. Share them with a family member.

These words follow the CVCe pattern. The first vowel in each word has a long vowel sound. The second vowel—the letter e—is silent.

a_e e_e i_e o_e u_e

game Pete hide tone rule

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Phonics: Short Vowels

Circle the words with the CVC pattern. Then write the short vowel sound. The first word is done for you.

1. pin

2. sad

3. hot

4. food

5. wet

6. cube

7. him

8. sky

9. bag

10. red

A word is likely to have a short vowel sound when:• it has a single vowel.• the vowel has a single consonant before and after it (CVC)

short i

Brainstorm a list of ten words with the CVC pattern. Share your words with a family member.

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Phonics: Vowel Pair: ea.

A. Check the box that tells which vowel sound each word has.

long e sound short e sound

1. ready

2. neat

3. mean

4. heavy

5. please

B. Read each clue. Fill in the letters to complete the answer. In the box, write S if the word has the short e sound and L if it has the long e sound.

6. you need this to make a sandwich e a

7. birds have these e a

8. you do this while you sleep e a

The vowel pair ea can have two sounds—the long e sound, as in each, and the short e sound, as in head.

Get a newspaper or magazine article. Underline the words that have the short e vowel sound spelled ea. Draw a box around the words that have the long e vowel sound spelled ea. Show your work to a family member.

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Word Study: Compound Words

A. Write the smaller words found in each compound word.

1. lightning

2. faster

3. unwelcome

4. playing

5. teacher

B. Read each word. Add another word or a word part to make a larger word.

6. some

7. talk

8. fun

9. light

10. good

Little words can be part of bigger words. Some bigger words are made of two little words put together.

Make as many words as possible from the word day by adding words or word parts. Share your list with a family member.

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Word Study: Endings -s, -es, -ed

A. Put a check in the boxes that tell about each word when -s, -es, or -ed is added. The first one is done for you.

-s happening now

-es happening now

-ed happened in the past

1. walked √

2. plants

3. filled

4. rushes

5. Write a sentence to tell what a friend does every day. Use one wordending in -s.

6. Write a sentence to tell what a friend did yesterday. Use one wordending in -ed.

Add -ed to a word when you want to show something that happened in the past. Add -s or -es to a word when you want to show something that is happening now.

Write two sentences to tell what you did on your last birthday. Use words with the -ed ending. Share your sentences with a family member.

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Word Study: Pronunciation of Ending -ed

Check the boxes that tell about each word when -ed is added. The first one is done for you.

Writers add -ed to a regular verb to show something happened in the past.

Write sentences in the past tense using three of the words above. Share your sentences with a family member.

-ed sounds like d

-ed sounds like t

-ed adds a syllable

1. melted √ √

2. jumped

3. called

4. wanted

5. looked

6. barked

7. tasted

8. pulled

9. needed

10. missed

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Word Study: Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms are words that mean the same or almost the same thing.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

A. Write the synonym for each underlined word.

jump loud laugh shut seats

1. The crowd was very noisy.

2. All of the chairs were lined up in a row.

3. Frogs and rabbits can hop.

4. I’ll close the window if it gets too hot.

5. Funny movies make me giggle.

B. Match each word with its antonym. Write the letter of the correct answer.

6. end a. sad

7. freezing b. far

8. happy c. begin

9. near d. long

10. short e. boiling

Think of three synonym pairs and three antonym pairs. Use each word in a sentence. Show your sentences to a family member.

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