Contents 1 Spell Short Vowels
2
16 The New, True Long “U”
64
2 Spell Final E Long Vowels
4
Review
68
3 Beginning Consonant Combos 6
17 You Old Soft “C”!
72
4 Ending Consonant Combos 10
18 Gee Whiz!
74
5 Spell Clothing
14
19 Spell Special Words
76
Review
16
Review
78
6 Beginning Consonant Blends 20
20 The Edge of “J”
82
7 Ending Consonant Blends
24
21 Very “V”
84
8 Spell Food
28
22 Silent as a Lamb
86
Review
30
23 Commonly Misspelled Words 88
9 Vowels with “R”
34
Review
92
10 More Vowels with “R”
38
24 “-Ed” Added
96
11 What’s the Weather?
42
25 The “-Ing” Thing
100
Review
44
26 “S” Is More
104
12 The Long “A” Way
48
27 Odd Men Out
108
13 Free with Long “E”
52
28 “-Er” and “-Est”
110
14 Try Long “I”
56
Review
116
15 The Long “O” Show
60
Answers
119
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Spell Short Vowels Puzzle Pairs FILL IN the two different missing vowels in the word pairs to finish the riddles.
1. This
beetle was not small.
He was a b 2. When 3. I
g b
g.
I left my cap on the stove, I had a h
did not sleep well last night. I was on a b
4. To
t h d b
t. d.
get pecans out of the tree,
I used a n 5. The
t n
rabbit went h
t. p h
p all
the way up the hill.
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Spell Short Vowels Criss Cross
1
READ the clues. FILL IN the boxes with the right word for each clue.
Across 1. This says “meow.” 3. You clean the floor with this. 6. My cat or my dog is my . 8. A hole in the ground 10. “You are it!” in the game of 11. You sleep here.
Down 2. The highest spot 4. A young dog 5. You a ball with a bat. 7. Wash up in the bath . 9. One after nine.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
9
11
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Spell Final E Long Vowels Puzzle Pairs FILL IN the missing vowels in the word pairs to finish the sentences. Listen for how the final “-e” changes the vowel sound.
1. When
I h 2. My
it’s my turn, p
I can h
p.
sister broke my toy. It m
3. Pete
d
me m
is my dog. If you want, you can p
4. Maya
went to the salon and got a c
t
d.
t P
t
c
t.
.
5. The shark was a star. He had a f
n
f
n.
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Spell Final E Long Vowels Not Quite!
2 #
CIRCLE the words that are misspelled in this story.
I saw a very cut kitten. I gav him a pok. That mad him hid from me. I hat when that happens! I hop I see him again some tim.
WRITE the circled words correctly.
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8. 5
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Beginning Consonant Combos Blank Out FILL IN the missing “ch,” “sh,” “wh,” or “th” in these sentences.
SPELLING LIST chat chick chop shapes ship shop shut thick thin what when white
1. Miguel 2. I
was
ite as a ghost!
3. Yay!
Mom gave me a
4. Tom
helps his dad
5. I
op onions.
always cry when I
ick slice of cake! op for food.
want to hear about your day. at.
Let’s have a little 6. Bella
ip.
went for a cruise on a
7. Grandma
always feeds me too much.
She says I look 8. Close
in.
the washer door
en
you wash your clothes.
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Beginning Consonant Combos
3 #
Match Up DRAW a line to the correct word ending.
ch
1.
en
ite
ick
sh
4.
ig
wh
2.
5.
ip
an
sh
3.
ig
ch
apes
sh
6.
op
ogs
op
ug 7
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Beginning Consonant Combos Word Scramble UNSCRAMBLE each word and write it correctly. LOOK at the word box for help. Cross out each word as you make it. thin
thick
chop
chick
chat
shop
ship
shapes
what
white
1. hpis 2. tnih 3. ahtw 4. kichc 5. ithew 6. ohpc 7. thac 8. spesah 9. citkh 10. psoh
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Beginning Consonant Combos Riddle Me This!
3 #
UNSCRAMBLE the words in the riddles.
1. Q.
Why did the bookworm start eating the dictionary at T?
A. He wanted to eat through chitk and inht. 2. Q.
W hat do you call talking while eggs hatch?
A. A ccikh thca. 3. Q.
Why did the captain build his house like a boat?
A. He liked things isph aphes.
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