Contents
1 Spell Short Vowels 2 16 The New, True Long “U” 64
2 Spell Final E Long Vowels 4
3 Beginning Consonant Combos 6
4 Ending Consonant Combos 10
5 Spell Clothing 14
Review 16
6 Beginning Consonant Blends 20
7 Ending Consonant Blends 24
8 Spell Food 28
Review 30
9 Vowels with “R” 34
10 More Vowels with “R” 38
11 What’s the Weather? 42
Review 44
12 The Long “A” Way 48
13 Free with Long “E” 52
14 Try Long “I” 56
15 The Long “O” Show 60
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Review 68
17 You Old Soft “C”! 72
18 Gee Whiz! 74
19 Spell Special Words 76
Review 78
20 The Edge of “J” 82
21 Very “V” 84
22 Silent as a Lamb 86
23 Commonly Misspelled Words 88
Review 92
24 “-Ed” Added 96
25 The “-Ing” Thing 100
26 “S” Is More 104
27 Odd Men Out 108
28 “-Er” and “-Est” 110
Review 116
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 g b g.
2. When I left my cap on the stove, I had a h t h t.
3. I did not sleep well last night. I was on a b d b d.
4. To get pecans out of the tree,
I used a n t n t.
5. The rabbit went h 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 Down
1. This says “meow.” 2. The highest spot
3. You clean the floor 4. A young dog
with this. 5. You a ball
6. My cat or my dog with a bat.
is my . 7. Wash up in the
8. A hole in the ground bath .
10. “You are it!” in the 9. One after nine.
game of
11. You sleep here.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

10 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 it’s my turn,

I h p I can h p.
2. My sister broke my toy. It m d me m d.
3. Pete is my dog. If you want, you can p t P t .
4. Maya went to the salon and got a c 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
1. Miguel was ite as a ghost!
LIST
chat
2. I always cry when I op onions.
chick
3. Yay! Mom gave me a ick slice of cake!
chop
shapes 4. Tom helps his dad op for food.
ship
shop 5. I want to hear about your day.
shut
thick Let’s have a little at.
thin
what
6. Bella went for a cruise on a ip.
when 7. Grandma always feeds me too much.
white
She says I look in.
8. Close the washer door en
you wash your clothes.

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 Beginning Consonant

Match Up
Combos
3
#
DRAW a line to the correct word ending.

1. ch 2. wh 3. sh
en ick ite ig apes ogs

4. sh 5. ch 6. sh
ig ip an op op ug

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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

Riddle Me This!
Combos
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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