Give the sound of each vowel.

Read the words

in each box. Start from top to bottom, then go
from left to right.

a e i o u
1. bag beg big box bug
2. bad bed bid boy bud
3. pat pet pit pot put
4. pan pen pin fox fun
5. lag leg lip log lux
6. mad Med mid mod mud
7. ham hem him hot hut
8. tan ten tin ton tug
9. man men miss moss mug
10. fat fet fit fog fun
Read the following phrases.
men in the tent
a cap on a cop
pigs in a pit
the boy has a net
men get mad
fat pig in the pen
bug in the log
ten ham
fog and mud
it is fun
hug the boy
put the mug
cut the log
 Words with sh

shell shot shed ship

shut shock shin shot

shall shark shop shop

hush rush dash wish

hash wash dish fish

mash hush cash dish

sash dash hush fish

wish cash bush wish

rash mash rush dish

Read the following
sentences:
1.The fish is on the dish.
2.Sharon has a yellow
sash.
3.The shells are on the
shelf.
4.The men are in a rush.
5.Shelly went to the
shop.
 The Little Fish

Hush was a little fish. He was a

happy little fish. One day, Hush
saw a big ship. He went to the big
ship. He saw some pretty shells. He
saw some little squids. Then hush
saw a big shrimp. The shrimp was
very still. Hush was happy. He bit
the shrimp. Up, up he went!
 Words with ch

chat Chop chin chest

chit check chill chess

chip chick chum Chuck

rich munch hunch bench

inch bunch punch quench

pinch lunch much ouch

1. Chuck will chop the fish.
2. The rich man will pay in cash.
3. Chita had a bunch of bananas
for lunch.
 Chat and the Fish

Chat, the cat, went to the

beach. She saw a big ship. She
saw some shells. Then she saw
a fat fish. “ I wish I could get
that fish,” she said. She ran to
catch the fish. But the fish hid
in a shell. Chat was sad.
 Words with l Blends
black blush clap clock

block blot cluck clip

blank bless click clam

flap flat sled slap

flag flit slum sled

flip fled slam slid

glad plan cling blow

glass plus fling flow

glum plug sling flush

Read the following sentences.
1. Glenn wants to get the flag.
2. Glenda will pull the flag.
3. Clem will plant clam.
4. The boys are glad.
5. The clock is on the shelf.
6. Gracia has a blank slip.
7. Blessie has a red clip.
8. The clock is black.
9. The water flow on the
floor.
10. Flor will blow the horn.
 Glenn’s Pet
Glenn has a pet cat. It is a
black cat. He calls his cat
Clap. Clap is a bad cat.
He digs the plants. He gets
Glenn’s club. He lets it
roll down the cliff. Glenn
gets mad.
 Words with r blends

crab brag trash trim

crab brat truck trip

crib brush tray trick

crow fresh Cris drip

crop Fred Troy drop

crash grass from draw

drum grow pray dress

bring grip drag drink

cram gram frog drill

 Bricks in a Truck
Bruce had a green toy truck.
Fred had brown and red bricks.
Bruce and Fred played together.
They put the bricks in a truck.
Bruce pulled his truck. Fred
pushed it. They ran fast. Then,
there was a crash! “Ouch!”
Bruce and Fred fell flat on the
dirty trash.
 Words with s blends

skin smell stop spank

skip smug snap spin

skid smash snag spot

stock swift swim switch

stick swing swam swift

stiff swing swat swell

smell step smash stuff

spell spits spank stem

spill stop sniff stick

Read the following sentences.
1. Fred will spin the top.
2. Greg can spell “swim”.
3. “Stop! Stop!” shouted the
cop.
4. Frank can smell that stuff.
5. Spot can fetch the stick for
Clem.
 Words with ai
rain main sail paid
pail pain wail stain
paid brain tail paint
maid train raid saint
laid grain maid mail
bait chain main jail

Words with ay
gay pay Fay gray
day May bay Kay
tray pray sway slay
ray way hay play
clay say lay spray
astray nay Jay stray
Read the following sentences.
1. Ouch! I am in pain.
2. The cat bit the rat’s tail.
3. Our maid can bake a cake.
4. Those ships sail in the sea.
5. He paid twenty pesos for a
pair of socks.
6. Daddy and Jimmy are both
male.
7. The sick old woman was
very pale.
8. Grandma told us an old tale.
9. The horse has a long mane.
 The Brave Sailor

Dave was a sailor. He sailed in his ship

all day. One day, a storm came. It rained all
day. The wind blew hard. His ship tossed
with the waves. Up and down he went. But
Dave was not afraid. The big waves pushed
Dave away from the ship. The ship sank to
the bottom of the sea. Sadly, Dave swam in
the sea. When day came, the storm was gone.
Dave felt the pain all over his body. He felt
he was sinking slowly. Suddenly, there was a
splash! And lo! Dave was on top of the
water. He was sitting on top of something.
He looked at it. He was on top of a big
whale! “You saved me, friend. Thank you,”
Dave said. He swam away and waved at the
big whale. He was safe at last.
 Words with ie
pie vine lime hive
tie ride mine bite
tire bike side like
pipe kite mice pine
time rice wine fine
hide like dive line
wide smile polite five
ride shine alive fire
life swine arrive hire

Words with y
fry fly ply my
dry try sky by
cry why cry fly
dry shy shy try
my sky spy why
by spy dry sky
Read the following sentences.
1. There are five slices of pie on
this side.
2. There is ice in the glass of
wine.
3. Mike hides behind the vines.
4. Ike likes his new bike.
5. Dad bites his pipe.
6. The white mice ate rice.
7. The plane will fly up in the sky.
8. Why did Mom bake a pie?
9. Mike will try to fly his kite.
 The Wise Little Fly

A little fly was looking for food. He

saw a pine tree by the lake. “I will catch
some bugs there,” said the fly. The little
fly had stepped into a white spider’s web.
It was too late to get out. “Let’s have
lunch,” said the white spider. The little fly
had to think fast. Oh, my friends are out
there. Can I invite them, too? asked the
fly. “Very well, invite your friends to
come to my house.” The spider helped the
fly get his feet out of the sticky web.
“Thank you Spider and goodbye,” said the
fly as he flew away.
 Words with ee
bee peep freeze cheese
see tree street green
fee free sneeze screen
pee feet queer breeze
tee fleet queen been
wee meet sleep seen
deer greet teeth keen
deep sweet sleet jeep
keep sweep geese seem

Words with ea
tea neat dream hear
pea seat stream lean
sea beach eat mean
meat cream beat rear
seal teach dean seam
peak speak fear team
Read the following sentences:
1. The queen bee is sleepy.
2. Pete will help sweep the leaves.
3. Jean will freeze the meat.
4. Pete will eat ice cream.
5. Three bees are on a leaf up in
the tree.
6. The teacher will read about the
beast.
7. The breeze will make you
sneeze.
8. Rolly sat on the front seat.
9. Did you hear the queen
scream?
10. The seal can squeak.
 Neal the Seal
Neal is a seal. He can stretch on the
beach. He eats the little fresh fish.
But Neal is sad. “Why do you weep?”
asked Peachy, the starfish. “I can’t
sleep,” says Neal. “I am seasick.” “I
dream of the deep green sea.”
“Swim with me to the green sea,”
says Peachy, the starfish. Then you
will never feel sad.”
“Thank you,” says Neal. Off they
swim into the deep green sea. Neal is
happy at last.
 The long O Sound
bone home bore Coke
mole lone Rome stroke
pole rode Pope store
pope hope close woke
rope phone broke poke
tone cope choke dome
sole hole spoke mode
robe stole hone node
cone rose joke wove

Words with oa
road boat soak roast
soap load croak road
coat float cloak coat
toad coach coast soap
toast Boast throat loaf
loaf goat bloat goat
Read the sentences.
1. Come and hear the funny jokes.
2. The Pope’s home is in Rome.
3. I hope not to lose this note.
4. The man with a robe rode a
horse.
5. The flag pole has a rope.
6. The goat met a toad.
7. The boat floats in the lake.
8. The coach had a sore throat.
9. Don’t soak the soap in the soup.
10. The truck is on the road.
 Words with oo
good hook loose pool
food Look roof room
hood took cook tooth
tool nook shoot wood
stool moon booth wool
poor soon doom spoon
soon spoon fool goon
noon school hoof loose
book goose loom brook

Words with oe
Joe foes
toes tomatoes
doe potatoes
roe volcanoes
woe mosquitoes
Read the sentences below.
1.The good cook served good
food at noon.
2.They sat on a wooden stool in
that room.
3.I read good books in school.
4.The goose took a bath in the
cool brook.
5. We looked for the tools for
fixing the floor.
 The Boastful Gander
Gootsie was a good looking gander. His
clean, white feathers shone like silver in the sun.
Gootsie was a boastful gander. He loved to show
off and to boast of his good looks. One
noontime, Gootsie and the other geese waddled
and floated in the pond. Gootsie teased and joked
the other geese. The other geese hizzed noisily.
Gootsie hizzed and sneezed. Soon he had a
sore throat. Gootsie hizzed with his croaky
voice. The other geese laughed at him. Gootsie
felt sorry for himself. A toad popped out of the
pond. He sat on a big stone. He raised his toe and
said, “God made us different from one another.
He gave each one a gift. But nobody is perfect.”
Gootsie was never proud again, even when his
sore throat was gone. All the other geese
remembered what the toad said.
 The Sound of Long U

mule Cure mute prune

cube pure due tube

duke Sure hue huge

flute Muse glue duke

tube use sue cube

huge acute blue mule

cute amuse acute tune

tune cube true muse

June luke sniff pure

 Joe and His Mule

Joe has worked at the circus for many years.

He was an animal trainer. Now, he was old. His
doctor has told him to rest. But Joe wanted to
take Duke, the mule. Joe and Duke had worked
together for many years. They amused many
children. They had fun in the circus.
Joe told his boss, Mr. Stone, “I want to buy
Duke, Mr. Stone,” said Joe. “No, Duke is not for
sale,” said Mr. Stone. Joe was sad. That night he
packed his things. He went to the cage where
Duke slept. Suddenly, the light was on! Joe was
surprised. Mr. Stone and all his circus friends
were there. Duke was there, too.
On his back was a big sign! It read, “ To Joe,
the man who loved duke”. Mr. Stone had given
Duke to Joe as a present.
 The Sound of ng
king Dong lung willing

sing Bong song yelling

wing Gang gong helping

ring Bang swing bowing

Ding Dong KingKong looking

ping Pong Ping pong asking

Read the following:

1. The king can sing.
2. Ging will ring the bell.
3. Ching is swinging.
 Why the King Couldn’t Sing

King Ging was a rich king. But

he was a selfish king. King Ging
has a wishing ring. He could wish
everything from the ring, but not
one thing.His wishing ring couldn’t
make him sing.King Ging was not
happy.
One day, a blue bird came
singing. “A selfish king cannot
sing. Only a good king can sing.”
“I will give away anything, if
only I could sing,” said the King.
King Ging became a good king.
Now he can sing and sing.
 The Sound of nk
ink dunk link tank
sink bunk rink bunk

wink pink stink pink

tank junk kinky junk
bank tank Dinky tank
skunk sank chunks sank
Read the following:
1. Pinky gets two pink roses from
the guys who wink at her.
2. The silver sink is full of black
ink.
3. The piggy bank sank under the
sea.
4. A gray tank is in the river
bank.
5. A skunks smells like a rotten
junk.
 The Sound of ck
pick lock quick quick
sick sock quack cock

lick duck black sack

tick back Dick kick
tock suck Nick check
clock chick Erick block

Read the following:

1. The cat lick the dish.
2. Dick kicks the can of milk.
3. Ricky picks up the pink
socks.
4. Nick will lock the chapel.
5. They will fetch Chuck and
Chinky.
6. The clock says “tick-tock”.
7. Rick checks his Math exam.
Read the following:
1. A tube of paste
2. A cute mule
3. something huge
4. some ice cubes
5. Dave can hum a sweet tune.
6. The kitten is very cute.
7. Mom needs some ice cubes.
8. School begins in June.