Short Vowel Words
Entire contents 2009 By Kathryn J. Davis 7223 Cedar Lane Drive Germantown, TN 38138 (901) 737-4466 All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to teachers, parents, and tutors to reproduce student materials in this book for individual or classroom use. Permission is granted for school-wide reproduction of materials. Commercial reproduction is prohibited. Printed in the United States of America
Table of Contents Teaching Notes... 4 Short A Words Short a words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)... 7 Short a words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end)... 13 Short a words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning)... 21 Short I Words Short i words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)... 29 Short i words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end)... 37 Short i words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning)... 43 Sight word: I... 49 Short O Words Short o words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)... 53 Short o words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end)... 57 Short o words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning)... 63 Short U Words Short u words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)... 71 Short u words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end)... 77 Short u words, part 3 (stopped consonant at the beginning)... 81 Suffix study, _s with verbs... 89 Short E Words Short e words, part 1 (continuous consonants only)... 91 Short e words, part 2 (stopped consonants at the end)... 97 Short e words, part 3 (stopped consonants at the beginning)... 103 Suffix study, _s with nouns... 109 Suffix study, _s with verbs... 113 Possessive ending s... 115 Sight word review... 118 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 3
Teaching Notes 1. Students should be able to recognize and give the sounds for the letters of the alphabet. 2. Materials listed below are available at www.soundcityreading.com. 3. Read the Sound Story Part 1 to the students. This story has pictures to illustrate the letter sounds in our language. For example, a growling dog shows the sound for the letter r, and a hissing snake shows the sound for the letter s. It includes all of the short vowel sounds (a/ant, e/egg, i/in, o/ox, u/up) and the long i sound, i/ island. 4. Use the Sound Picture Flashcards for Part 1 of the Sound Story to review the sounds they represent. These cards have a sound picture on one side and the letter that represents that sound on the other side. Show each card and have students give the sound in unison. Or call on individual students to give each sound, followed by the whole class. Practice giving the sounds for both the picture side and the letter side. If a student forgets the sound for a letter, turn the card over to show the sound picture to help the student remember the sound. 5. In this booklet, students will read words and sentences with each short vowel sound. The vowel being studied is shown at the top of the page along with the related sound picture and a key word beginning with that sound. Have students identify this vowel sound before reading each page. 6. Students will practice decoding (sounding out) new words in two columns. In the left column, the words are segmented, or separated, to show the separate sound units within the word. To read the words, students should put a finger under the first letter, say the sound, slide their fingers to the next letter, say the sound, slide to the next letter, and say the sound. Each sound is to be said distinctly and separately. This is called segmenting the word. The ar- 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 4
rows show the direction to move as the word is read. Then students should slide their finger to the same word in the right hand column, and say the word in the regular way, without separating the sounds. 7. Students will read the same words again on the next page. This time the words have pictures to show their meanings. Discuss the meanings of any unfamiliar words. It s important for students to realize that if they recognize the word, they should just say it in the regular way. It s OK to sound out words (say the sounds from left to right) that they don t remember. But once they learn a word, it s not necessary to sound it out any more. If they do need to say the sounds to figure out the word, they should repeat it normally after they recognize a word. 8. After reading all the words for each short vowel section, students will read sentences containing some of those words. The sentence pages contain only the new words and any other words that have been previously taught. It is not necessary for students to guess. If they have trouble with a word, remind them of the sound of the letter that is causing a problem, as they say the sounds from left to right. Remind them to think about the other words in the sentence and anticipate what words would make sense. 9. Explain the use of suffixes and punctuation as needed. 10. An umbrella over a vowel is a signal to use the u/umbrella sound for that vowel. 11. After finishing this booklet, students should be able to read all of the sight words on the last page. 12. Each set of short vowel words is divided into three groups. The first group of words is the easiest to read for beginners. The last group is the hardest. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 5
13. The first group of words uses only continuous consonants. When you pronounce a continuous consonant, it is possible to hold the sound for a period of time. This makes it much easier for a student to connect the first consonant sound in the word to the vowel sound that comes after it. I use these consonants in the first group: f, h, l, m, n, qu, r, s, v, w, x, y, and z. (When you pronounce the consonants qu and x, you can actually hear two parts to the sound. The letter qu sounds like /kw/, and the letter x sounds like /ks/. I include these letters in the continuous consonants since the second part of the sound can be held.) 14. The second group of words uses continuous consonants at the beginning of the word, and stopped consonants at the end. Stopped consonants cannot be held. The sound disappears after you pronounce it. I use these stopped consonants: b, c, d, g, j, k, p, and t. The words in this group are also easy to read, because they begin with a continuous consonant. It isn t hard to put the stopped consonant sound at the end of a word. 15. The third group of words begins with stopped consonants. These words are the hardest for beginners to read because it is more difficult to connect the sound of the first consonant and the following vowel smoothly. 16. In this booklet, I ve consciously avoided using series of rhyming words. Although using rhyming words can help children learn to recognize a set of words quickly, some children tend to use this as a crutch. They get into the habit of looking only at the first two letters and ignoring the last letter. Instead of reading each sound to the end of the word, they try to rhyme the word with a word that was previously read. 17. Beginning readers master these beginning decoding skills at different rates. It is important for students to take ownership over the need to practice reading and rereading the material until it can be read smoothly, with good expression. Many students have difficulty getting started, but go on to master the material very well. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 6
a ant f a n fan S a m Sam M a x Max r a m ram m a n man l a ss lass r a n ran y a m yam v a n van s a x sax 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 7
a ant fan lass Sam ran Max yam ram van man sax 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 8
a ant N a n Nan h a m ham w a x wax a n an m a ss mass a x ax a m am f a x fax a z s as h a z s has 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 9
a ant Nan mass ham ax wax fax 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 10
a A Sight Words 1. Nan has a fan. 2. A man has a hat. 3. A man ran. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 11
a A Sight Words 1. A man has an ax. 2. Sam has a sax. 3. A man has a van. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 12
a ant m a t mat n a p nap r a g rag s a d sad y a k yak v a t vat l a b lab m a p map s a g sag a dd add 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 13
a ant mat vat nap lab rag map sad sag yak add 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 14
a ant m a d mad s a t sat z a p zap w a g wag f a t fat l a d lad n a g nag y a p yap f a d fad r a t rat 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 15
a ant mad lad sat nag zap yap wag fad fat rat 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 16
a ant s a p sap h a d had l a p lap h a t hat 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 17
a ant sap lap had hat 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 18
a A was Sight Words 1. A man had a hat. 2. Nan had a nap. 3. A man ran a lap. 4. A rat was fat. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 19
a A was Sight Words 1. A man was mad. 2. A man was sad. 3. Nan was at a lab. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 20
a ant c a t cat g a s gas b a g bag p a n pan t a x tax j a zz jazz d a m dam t a p tap b a d bad p a ss pass 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 21
a ant cat jazz gas dam bag tap pan bad tax pass 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 22
a ant j a m jam d a d dad t a g tag p a d pad b a ss bass c a n can p a t pat t a b tab J a n Jan c a p cap 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 23
a ant jam can dad pat tag tab pad Jan bass cap 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 24
a ant P a m Pam c a b cab t a n tan b a t bat b a t bat D a n Dan c a m cam j a b jab t a m tam d a b dab 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 25
a ant Pam Dan cab cam tan jab bat tam bat dab 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 26
a A was Sight Words 1. Pam has a pan. 2. Dan has a cat. 3. Dad had a hat. 4. Pat has a bat. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 27
a A was Sight Words 1. Max was sad. 2. Sam has a cap. 3. Sam has a gap. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 28
i in i n in i f if w i n win m i x mix h i ll hill f i zz fizz m i ss miss r i m rim s i ll sill qu i z quiz 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 29
i in in miss win rim mix sill hill quiz fizz 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 30
i in i ll ill h i m him f i n fin w i ll will s i x six h i ss hiss f i ll fill L i z Liz m i ll mill f i x fix 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 31
i in ill hiss him fill fin Liz will mill six fix 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 32
i in z i s is z h i s his v i m vim qu i ll quill 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 33
i in his quill vim 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 34
I Sight Words 1. Will I win? 2. I will win. 3. Liz will miss him. 4. Sam is six. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 35
I Sight Words 1. Nan is ill. 2. Sam will wax his van. 3. I will mix it. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 36
i in s i t sit r i p rip w i g wig l i d lid i t it f i b fib h i p hip f i t fit r i d rid f i g fig 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 37
i in sit fib rip hip wig fit lid rid it fig 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 38
i in h i d hid l i t lit y i p yip r i b rib m i tt mitt s i p sip h i t hit r i g rig qu i t quit l i p lip 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 39
i in hid sip lit hit yip rig rib quit mitt lip 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 40
I Sight Words 1. Sam will hit it. 2. Max will zip it. 3. I lit it. 4. It is his mitt. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 41
I Sight Words 1. A man hit him. 2. I hid. 3. Nan will miss it. 4. It is his rig. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 42
i in b i g big t i p tip k i d kid p i n pin b i b bib J i m Jim k i t kit j i g jig p i ll pill d i d did 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 43
i in big Jim tip kit kid jig pin pill bib did 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 44
i in p i g pig K i m Kim d i ll dill T i m Tim k i p kip B i ll Bill t i n tin g i ll gill b i t bit d i m dim 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 45
i in pig Bill Kim tin dill gill Tim bit kip dim 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 46
i in J i ll Jill p i t pit k i ss kiss b i n bin d i p dip j i b jib t i ll till k i n kin b i ll bill d i g dig 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 47
i in Jill jib pit till kiss kin bin bill dip dig 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 48
I Sight Words 1. Bill will fix it. 2. Kim will kiss him. 3. Did Pat dig it? 4. A big pig has a wig. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 49
I Sight Words 1. It bit him. 2. It is his bib. 3. Did Jim miss? 4. Kim will win. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 50
I Sight Words 1. It is his kit. 2. It is bad. 3. A cat is fat. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 51
I Sight Words 1. A man is in a cab. 2. A man is in a van. 3. Pam is at a dam. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 52
o ox o ff off o n on f o x fox m o ss moss R o n Ron l o ss loss o x ox m o m mom l o x lox R o ss Ross 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 53
o ox off loss on ox fox mom moss lox Ron Ross 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 54
a A was Sight Words 1. A bat is on a mat. 2. Mom was mad. 3. A hat is on a cat. 4. A tag is on a bag. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 55
a A was Sight Words 1. A mad cat sat on a rat. 2. A cat is on a mat. 3. A cat was on a van. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 56
o ox l o g log h o p hop n o t not w o k wok s o b sob h o g hog n o d nod r o t rot o dd odd f o b fob 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 57
o ox log hog hop nod not rot wok odd sob fob 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 58
o ox m o p mop h o t hot n o d nod f o g fog R o b Rob l o p lop s o d sod l o t lot 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 59
o ox mop Rob hot lop nod sod fog lot 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 60
a A was Sight Words 1. Mom will mop. 2. Moss is on a log. 3. It can hop. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 61
a A was Sight Words 1. A hog is fat. 2. Mom was hot. 3. Rob was not hot. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 62
o ox b o x box t o ss toss p o d pod j o g jog c o t cot d o ll doll g o t got b o ss boss t o p top c o n con 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 63
o ox box doll toss got pod boss jog top cot con 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 64
o ox B o b Bob T o m Tom J o hn John p o p pop d o t dot c o d cod p o x pox b o g bog D o n Don j o t jot 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 65
o ox Bob cod Tom pox John bog pop Don dot jot 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 66
o ox p o t pot d o g dog c o b cob t o t tot j o b job 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 67
o ox pot tot dog job cob 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 68
a A was Sight Words 1. A dot is on a pot. 2. A dog is on a log. 3. Bob has a box. 4. Bill is on a hill top. 5. A fox got on a box. 6. Rob did his job. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 69
a A was Sight Words 1. A dog was hot. 2. A lid is on a pot. 3. A cat is on a box. 4. A pot is hot. 5. Rob can jog. 6. Tom has a pot. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 70
u up s u n sun h u m hum f u zz fuzz u s us h u ff huff r u n run 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 71
u up sun us hum huff fuzz run 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 72
u up f u n fun m u ff muff s u m sum f u ss fuss h u ll hull m u m mum 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 73
u up fun fuss muff hull sum mum 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 74
a A was Sight Words 1. I can run. 2. Mom will fuss. 3. Pam can hum. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 75
a A was Sight Words 1. Jan has a muff. 2. Jill has fun. 3. It has fuzz. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 76
u up n u t nut r u g rug m u d mud u p up s u b sub m u tt mutt h u g hug r u b rub m u g mug h u t hut 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 77
u up nut mutt rug hug mud rub up mug sub hut 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 78
a A was Sight Words 1. Mud is on a pig. 2. Sam will hug Tom. 3. Jan is in a hut. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 79
a A was Sight Words 1. A mug is hot. 2. Jan ran up a hill. 3. A cat was on a rug. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 80
u up b u g bug t u b tub d u ll dull c u p cup t u x tux p u p pup b u zz buzz G u s Gus c u b cub p u ff puff 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 81
u up bug pup tub buzz dull Gus cup cub tux puff 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 82
u up c u t cut b u n bun d u g dug c u ff cuff p u tt putt b u s bus g u m gum 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 83
u up cut putt bun bus dug gum cuff 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 84
u up t u g tug p u s pus b u t but j u g jug b u d bud g u ll gull 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 85
u up tug jug pus bud gull 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 86
a A was Sight Words 1. Gus is on a bus. 2. A pup is up. 3. A bug is on a rug. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 87
a A was Sight Words 1. A man dug up a jug. 2. It is his tux. 3. Mom cut it. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 88
A verb is a word that tells about an action. Put an _s on the end of a verb if one person or thing is doing the action. Suffix Study _s run sit rub tap hug jog cut hop fill hum runs sits rubs taps hugs jogs cuts hops fills hums 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 89
A verb is a word that tells about an action. Put an _s on the end of a verb if one person or thing is doing the action. Suffix Study _s 1. Gus runs a lap. 2. Mom hums. 3. Jill runs up a hill. 4. Tim tugs on it. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 90
e egg f e ll fell m e n men l e ss less f e z fez h e m hem s e ll sell 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 91
e egg fell fez men hem less sell 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 92
e egg y e ll yell m e ss mess h e n hen w e ll well y e s yes 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 93
e egg yell well mess yes hen 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 94
a A was Sight Words 1. Yes, Sam will win. 2. A bag fell. 3. It is a big mess. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 95
a A was Sight Words 1. A man has a fez. 2. Tom fell. Tom will yell. 3. Don has less. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 96
e egg n e t net l e g leg w e b web v e t vet r e d red e gg egg E d Ed m e t met f e d fed s e t set 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 97
e egg net egg leg Ed web met vet fed red set 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 98
e egg l e d led w e t wet M e g Meg N e d Ned y e t yet w e d wed l e t let 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 99
e egg led Ned wet wed Meg let 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 100
a A was Sight Words 1. Meg will sell a fan. 2. Ned will dab it. 3. It is red. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 101
a A was Sight Words 1. A dog got wet. 2. Ed fed his dog. 3. Ned met Meg. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 102
e egg p e n pen b e ll bell g e t get d e n den k e g keg j e t jet t e ll tell b e g beg p e p pep T e d Ted 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 103
e egg pen jet bell tell get beg den pep keg Ted 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 104
e egg B e ss Bess J e ff Jeff p e t pet t e n ten b e d bed K e n Ken b e t bet p e g peg B e n Ben 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 105
e egg Bess Ken Jeff bet pet peg ten Ben bed 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 106
a A was Sight Words 1. A web is on a bell. 2. Ken is in bed. 3. Ted fed Ned. 4. Bess will get a pet. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 107
a A was Sight Words 1. A pet is wet. 2. Ben will not get wet. 3. Jeff is on a jet. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 108
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Put an _s on the end of a noun to show that there are two or more. Suffix Study _s cat cats dog dogs hill hills fin fins kid kids 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 109
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Put an _s on the end of a noun to show that there are two or more. Suffix Study _s kid kids pin pins pill pills bib bibs cup cups 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 110
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Put an _s on the end of a noun to show that there are two or more. Suffix Study _s 1. Ben has six cats. 2. Ten cups fell. 3. Six dogs ran up a hill. 4. Bess has ten pens. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 111
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Put an _s on the end of a noun to show that there are two or more. Suffix Study _s 1. Six pigs got wet. 2. Ten kids hid. 3. Ed will pet his dogs. 4. Gus fed his cats. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 112
A verb is a word that tells about an action. Put an _s on the end of a verb if one person or thing is doing the action. Suffix Study _s wag get hit beg tug tell pop hug nod yap wags gets hits begs tugs tells pops hugs nods yaps 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 113
A verb is a word that tells about an action. Put an _s on the end of a verb if one person or thing is doing the action. Suffix Study _s 1. A hen sits on an egg. 2. Ben gets a red cap. 3. Sam sits on his bed. 4. Bob fills up a box. 5. Ed nods at his dad. 6. A dog runs up a hill. 7. Jeff hugs his cat. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 114
Put an apostrophe s at the end of a person s name to show that something belongs to that person.. Suffix Study _ s Sam s cat Pam s pan Ben s cap Jill s doll Tom s van 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 115
Put an apostrophe s at the end of a person s name to show that something belongs to that person.. Suffix Study _ s 1. Sam s cat is on his bed. 2. Ed s dog will win. 3. Ben s cap is red. 4. Jill s doll is on a box. 5. I will wax mom s van. 6. Jeff will get dad s map. 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 116
Sight Word Review z a is Ī A was z his z as z has 2009 by Kathryn J. Davis 118