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V O W E L S I N E N G L I S H

short long

Acat apple

[ æ ]

(the vowel “says its name”)

cap mask

cake

train

May

snail

bat hand day rain

E[ ɛ ]ten

elephant

egg bed

pen

met eagle

bee

emu

key

leaf eat

I[ ɪ ]pin

pig

gift lip

fish

insect lime

tiger

island

bike

fire light

O[ɒ ]dog

fox

box ostrich

frog

octopus potato

oval

oatmeal

boat

nose gold

U[ ʌ ]rug

bus

jump truck

duck

umbrella unicorn

ruler

music

blue

use cute

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ee

sheep

S P E L L I N G P A T T E R N S F O RL O N G V O W E L S

music

u_e

mule

Long A Long E Long I Long O Long Ua at the end of a

syllable

table

e at the end of a

syllable

emu

i at the end of a

syllable

tiger

o at the end of a

syllable

pony

u at the end of a

syllable

a_e

cake

ea

peach

i_e

bike

o_e

nose

ai

train

igh

knight

oa

goat

ay

spray

ey

monkey

i followed by two

consonants

child ow

window

eigh

eight

y

puppy

y

fly

o followed by two

consonants

gold

Other Patterns Other Patterns Other Patterns Other Patterns Other Patterns

ea - steak

ei - vein

ey - they

e_e - these

ei - ceiling

ie - shield

i - radio

ie - pie

oe - toe

oo - door

ou - soul

ough - though

eu - feud

ew - few

ue - argue

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I am long A and I like to play.

I run all day.

Sometimes I pair with “i” and “y” to make train and way.

I always say my name when you see _a_e.

I make words like cake and shake – there is no mistake.

Sneaky E doesn’t make a sound!

At the end of words he hangs around.

Sneaky E is on the prowl.

He’s on the Lookout for all short vowels.

He’s been known to sneak about.

Stilling short sound and making the shout.

Long I, long I,

I have an idea!

I can ride my bike and fly a kite.

I can light a fire in the moonlight.

I can bake a pie and cut into a slice.

Can you give me a high five?

Long O, long O,

What do you know?

Without you I can’t make a snow, go or toe.

You are a special letter!

Long U loves June.

Long U can sing a tune.

Long U can play the flute.

Long U is never rude.

She has a good attitude!

And she’s a good dude!

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R E A D A N D C O L O U R

This is an apple.

The apple is red.

Look at the red apple.

The red apple is big.

This is a whale.

The apple is blue.

Look at the blue whale.

The blue whale is big.

This is a frog.

The frog is green.

Look at the green frog.

The green frog is big.

This is a yolk.

The yolk is yellow.

Look at the yellow yolk.

The yellow yolk is big.

This is an axe.

The axe is brown.

Look at the brown axe.

The brown axe is big.

This is a whistle.

The whistle is pink.

Look at the pink whistle.

The pink whistle is big.

This is a pizza.

The pizza is red, green and yellow.

Look at the red, green and yellow pizza.

The red, green and yellow pizza is big.

This is a zip.

The zip is black.

Look at the black zip.

The black zip is big.

This is an ant.

The ant is orange.

Look at the orange ant.

The orange ant is big.

This is a yoyo.

The yoyo is grey and purple.

Look at the grey and purple yoyo.

The grey and purple yoyo is big.

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The day was:

cold

hot

windy

The dress had:

a bow

buttons

lots of dots

Sally put on:

a hat

sunglasses

a dress

The cat sees a:

cab

man

fan

The man can pat the:

cat

rag

bag

The man is:

mad

bad

glad

Pam has a bit of:

yam

ham

jam

The jam is in a:

can

pan

bag

The jam is not:

sad

fat

bad

R E A D A N D C H O O S E T H E A N S W E R

T H E H O T D A Y

It was a hot day. Sally got a dress.

Her dress had lots of dots on it. She put the dress on.

T H E C A T R A NThe cat sees a man. The cat ran. The man is sad.

The man can pat the cat. The man is glad.

P A M H A S J A MPam has a bit of jam. The jam is not in a bag.

The jam is not in a pan. The jam is in a can.

The jam is not bad.

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The seal has a:

bell

ball

book

The ball is:

little

big

a seal

The seal likes to:

play with the ball

jump on the ball

run with the ball

T H E S E A L

I can see a little seal. It has a big ball.

The ball is on its nose. It likes to play with the ball.

The boy has a ___ jeep.

red

pink

green

The boy:

rides and rides

runs and plays

sees the sun

The boy is:

little

big

mad

The boy can paint the:

dog

sun

flower

The girl can paint the:

flower

cat

sun

The boy and girl like to:

run

hide

paint

P A I N T I N G

The boy likes to paint. He can paint the sun.

The girl likes to paint. She can paint the flower.

I saw:

a bird and a pig

a dog and a cat

a dog and a pig

The pig was:

healthy

dirty

clean

The dog was:

white

dry

wet

T H E B O Y A N D H I S J E E P

This little boy is in a jeep. His jeep is red.

The little boy loves his jeep. He rides and rides.

T H E F A R M

I went to the farm. I saw a dog and a pig.

The pig was dirty. The dog was wet.

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1.What is the snowman's name?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What does Jed love?

_______________________________________________________________

3. What color is Jed's nose?

_______________________________________________________________

1.What is the friend's name?

_______________________________________________________________

2. How old is he?

_______________________________________________________________

3. What does he play?

_______________________________________________________________

1.What do you see?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What is in the nest?

_______________________________________________________________

3. How many eggs are there?

_______________________________________________________________

R E A D A N D A N S W E RT H E Q U E S T I O N S

SNOWYThis is a snowman. His name is Jed. He loves the snow. His nose is

orange. How many buttons does he have?

MY FRIENDMy friend's name is Ben. Ben is a great friend. He is six years old.

Ben plays football. We have so much fun together!

MAYI see a bird. She made a nest. The nest has eggs. I see three eggs.

Do you see eggs?

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1.Who went to the lake?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What did Jane take to the lake?

_______________________________________________________________

3. Why did they eat cake in a cave?

_______________________________________________________________

1.Why was Gail sad?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What did Gail do to her shell?

_______________________________________________________________

3. At the end, why was Gail plain again?

_______________________________________________________________

1.Why was Gail sad?

_______________________________________________________________

2. What did Gail do to her shell?

_______________________________________________________________

3. At the end, why was Gail plain again?

_______________________________________________________________

Dave and Jake went to the lake. Jane was at the lake, too. Jane's

mom gave her a cake to take to the lake. Dave, Jake and Jane

looked for the place to have cake. They found a cave. They got out

of the sun in the shade of the cave. The y put the cake on plates

and ate. You could see frosting on Jake's face!

THE SNAILGail the snail was very sad. She felt like she was too plain. "I know

how to fix this!" she said in her brain. "I will stain my shell with

paint!" Gail did not want to wait. She got a pail and started to paint.

Oh no! It started to rain. The paint washed off. Gail the snail was

plain again.

CAKE AT THE LAKE

THE NOTEToday I broke a bone. The bone is in by nose, so I broke my nose! I

got on the phone to tell Sam about my nose. When I got home I saw

a note. Sam wrote me a note. It said, "I hope you feel better!"

There was a rose with the note. Sam is such a good friend!

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L E A R N B Y H E A R T

Hickory dickory dock,

the mouse ran up the clock,

the clock struck one,

the mouse ran down,

hickory dickory dock.

TICK TOCK TICK TOCK

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,

one fell off and banged his head!

Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said

"NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED!"

Five little ducks went swimming one day.

Over the hills and far away.

Mother Duck Said Quack Quack Quack Quack!

But only four little ducks came back!

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