Consonants & Vowels
Write the vowels on another sheet of paper.
(a, e, i, o, u)
Consonants & Vowels
Write the ABC’s on another sheet of paper.
Circle all of the vowels and underline the
consonants. How many vowels are there?
(6) How many consonants are there? (21)
Which letter is circled and underlined? (y)
Consonants & Vowels
How many vowels do you see on this page?
(5) How many consonants do you see on
this page? (20) Write all of the vowels
including y at the bottom of the page.
(a, e, i, o, u, y)
Short Vowel Sounds
Draw something else that begins with
an a, e, i, o, and u. Write a word for
each short vowel sound. (Answers will
vary, and spellings might be incorrect.
For example, apple may be “apl.”)
Beginning Consonant B
Underline the words on the work sheet
that have a short e sound in them. (bed,
pet, ten) Write all of the words that
begin with a b on another sheet of paper.
Underline the vowel in each word.
(bat, bed, bug, bag)
Beginning Consonant D
On another sheet of paper, write all of the
words that begin with a d. Underline the
vowel in each word. (dug, den, dad, dog,
did, dot, dip) Write all the words that have
a short i sound in them. (bit, lit, dip, did, it)
How many did you find? (5)
Beginning Consonant F
Write a new word for each short vowel
sound. (Answers will vary.)
Beginning Consonant H
Write the words that do not begin with
an h. Then, underline the vowel in each
word. (tug, bet, tag, on, pat, if, bun)
Beginning Consonants J and K
Write the two words that begin with a k.
Underline the vowel in each word.
(kid, kit) Write the four words that begin
with a j. Underline the vowel in each word.
(jet, job, jog, jam)
Beginning Consonant L
Write two of the words that have the short
a sound in them. (lap, lad, bad, sag, man)
Now write the two words that have the
short e sound. (leg, led) Then, i and o.
(is, lid, rip, hip); (lot, nod) Make up two
words of your own that have a short u
sound. (Answers will vary.)
Beginning Consonant M
Write the six m words on another sheet
of paper. (man, mat, mud, mug, mom, map)
Beginning Consonant N
Write the six words that do not begin with
an n. Underline the vowel in each word.
(yet, rib, beg, met, web, mop) How many
words did begin with an n? Write the
number in the bottom right-hand corner
of your paper. (6)
Beginning Consonant P
Write two words that rhyme with “pan.”
(Ex. can, Dan, fan, Jan, man, ran, tan, van)
Write two words that rhyme with “pig.”
(Ex. big, dig, fig, jig, rig, wig)
Beginning Consonant R
How many words that you underlined begin
with an r? Write that number in the bottom
right-hand corner of your paper. (15) Find
the word “fat” and circle it. Find the word
“has” and underline it two times.
Beginning Consonant S
Write two words that rhyme with “sad.”
(Ex. bad, dad, had, lad, mad, pad) Write
two words that rhyme with “sub.”
(Ex. cub, hub, rub, tub)
Beginning Consonant T
Write the number of words that begin with
a t in the bottom right-hand corner of your
paper. (7) Write all of the words that have
a t in them. Underline the t. (wet, vet, tub,
tin, ten, tan, tip, tap, at, pit, tag) How many
words did you find with a t in them? (11)
Beginning Consonant W
On another sheet of paper, write the seven
words that do not begin with a w.
(up, bog, but, as, rod, pot, lip)
Beginning Consonants V, Y and Z
How many of the words on this page begin
with a y? Write the number beside the yak.
(5) How many words begin with a v?
Write the number besides the vase. (3) How
many words begin with a z? Write the number
beside the zebra. (4) Write the words that
begin with a y on another sheet of paper.
(yet, yum, yes, yak, yam)
Draw the animal that begins with a y. (yak)
Beginning Consonant C
Underline the words that have a short i sound.
(sip, win, dim) Put a box around the words that
have a short e sound. (yes, let) Write the words
that begin with a c - like “cow” – at the bottom
of your paper. (cab, cap, cup, can, cat)
Beginning Consonant G
Write all of the words that have the short o sound
in them on another sheet of paper.
(pod, jog, got, cot, bog) Draw three things that
begin with a g on that same sheet of paper.
Missing Instrument (v1-21)
Beginning Consonant Q
Ending Consonant X
Write the two words that end in ox at the bottom
of the worksheet. (fox, box) Write the two words
that end in ax at the bottom of the worksheet.
(wax, ax) Underline the vowel in each word.
Beginning Consonants
Write three rhyming words on another sheet of
paper. Underline the vowel in each of the words.
Circle the consonants. (Ex. (b)u(g),(h)u(g),(b)u(g))
Ending Consonants
On another sheet of paper, write a new sentence
using a word in the Word Box.
Ending Consonant S and Plurals
On another sheet of paper, make the following
words plural by adding an s: “bell,” “hill,”
“dad,”“bed.” (bells, hills, dads, beds)
Ending Blends lk, ft, lf,
lm, lp, lt and mp
On another sheet of paper, write the new words
that you made. Underline their ending consonant
blends. Hint: Look at the Blend Box for help.
( camp, gift, elf, silk, help, quilt,) Make a sentence
using one of your new words.
Ending Blends nd, nk,
nt, pt, sk and st
Write the new words you made on another sheet
of paper. Underline their ending consonant
blends.
Hint: Look at the Blend Box for help.
(went, sunk, pond, ask, kept, best)
Beginning Blend bl, br, cl, cr, dr
fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc and sw
Write the five new words you made in the first
story on another sheet of paper. Underline their
beginning consonant blends. Hint: Look at the
first Blend Box for help.
(glad, clams, swam, crab, blast)
Beginning Blends sk, sl, sm, sn, sp
st, tr, tw, scr, spl, spr and str
Write a new word for each blend on another
sheet of paper.
(Answers will vary. Ex: skin, slip, etc.)
Consonant Digraph ch
Write the words that begin with the ch sound
on another sheet of paper. Underline the letters
that make the ch sound in each word.
(chip, chill, chat, chimp, chick) Write the words
that end in the ch sound. Underline the letters
that make the ch sound in each word.
(witch, catch, sketch, patch)
Consonant Digraph ck
On another sheet of paper, write the five words
that end with the same sound as you hear in
“sock.” Underline the two consonants that
make the k sound. (brick, lock, sock, duck, rock)
Consonant Digraph sh
Write the words that begin with the sh sound
– as in “shell” – on another sheet of paper.
Circle the sh sound in each word.
((sh)ip, (sh)ell, (sh)ack, (sh)ot,
(sh)ock, (sh)ut, (sh)op)
Consonant Digraph th
On another sheet of paper, write the five words
that begin with the hard th sound.
(then, this, than, them, that) On the same sheet
of paper, write the four words that end with
the soft th sound. (path, bath, math, broth)
Consonant Digraph wh
Find other words in the puzzle and circle
them in red. (Ex: sit, sick, hip, we, he, hen)
Consonant Digraphs shr, squ and thr
Write the six new words on another sheet
of paper. Underline the consonant digraphs.
Hint: Use the Digraph Box for help.
(shrimp, thrill, squid, squished, throb, shrugs)
Silent e
How many words had a long vowel sound
because of the silent e? Write the answer
in the bottom right-hand corner of your
paper. (5) At the bottom of your paper,
write the words that have a short vowel
sound. (pin, patch)
Long A and Short A Vowel Sounds
How many words have a long a sound?
Write the number in the bottom right-
hand corner of your paper. (11) How
many words have a short a sound?
Write the number in the bottom left-hand
corner of your paper. (9)
Long E and Short E Vowel Sounds
Find more long e and short e words in a
newspaper and cut them out. Divide a sheet
of paper into two columns and paste the short
e words in the left column and the long “e”
words in the right column.
Long I and Short I Vowel Sounds
On another sheet of paper, write the words
that begin with the b sound. (bib, bike) On
the same sheet of paper, write the word
that has a br sound. (brick)
Long O Vowel Sound
Discuss the words in the Word Box. Give
an example of a gem (Ex: diamond, ruby,
sapphire, emerald). Then, ask where gems
can be found.
(Ex: jewelry, treasure chests, crowns, etc.)
Long U and Short U Vowel Sounds
At the bottom of your paper, write the two
rhyming words that have the long u sound.
(tube, cube)






