Contents 1 Spell Short A
2
16 “M” or “N”?
72
2 Spell Short E
8
17 “V” or “W”?
74
3 Spell Numbers
14
18 “D” or “T”?
76
Review
16
19 Spell with Double Letters
78
4 Spell Short
20
20 Spell Action Words
80
5 Spell Short o
26
Review
82
6 Spell Short u
32
21 Spell with “–Ed” Endings
86
7 Spell Color Words
38
22 Spell with “– ng” Endings
90
Review
40
23 Spell with “–Ly” Endings
94
8 Spell Long A
44
24 Spell Animal Words
96
9 Spell Long e and
48
Review
98
10 Spell Long o and u
52
25 Spell Plurals
102
11 Spell Opposites
56
26 People Words with “–Er”
106
Review
58
27 Comparing Words
110
12 “C” or “K”?
64
28 More People
112
13 “B” or “D”?
66
Review
114
14 “B” or “P”?
68
Answers
120
15 “S” or “Z”?
70
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Spell Short a Slide Words Let’s make words that have a short a sound. DRAW a line between each picture and the ending that matches. Then WRITE the first letter of each word.
ram 1
at
2
ap 3
an 4
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Spell Short a Fast Words
1
Can you SAY this sentence three times fast? Try it!
Pat’s fat cat sat.
Now WRITE your own sentence. Use these words or other short a words. You can use words more than once. Then SAY the sentence three times fast!
ran
and
the
ram
man
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Spell Short a Letter Ladder Let’s make more words with the short a sound. IDENTIFY the pictures on the ladder. Then WRITE the words next to the pictures. HINT: You can change just one letter to make each new word.
ram 1
a 2
a 3
a 4
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Spell Short a Around We Go!
1
CIRCLE the things that have a short a sound.
WRITE the words with short a on the lines.
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Spell Short a Make It Rhyme CIRCLE the picture that makes a rhyme. WRITE the rhyming word in the space.
The ram eats a
.
1
The fan cools the
The hat is on the
.
2
3
.
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Spell Short a
1
Space Walk Words
Make three-letter words with short a. START on a blue planet. GO to the green planet. Then GO to another blue planet. Example:
bat
c
b
a
t s
r g
WRITE the words here.
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