Real Words Flashcards
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Short Vowels (A, E, I) • CVC Pattern • Cut dashed lines
Set 1 • Real Words
Page 1 of 6
Short A #01
cat
Blend
Short A #02
jam
Blend
Short E #03
bed
Blend
Short E #04
hen
Blend
Short I #05
pig
Blend
Short I #06
fix
Blend
Short I #07
zip
Blend
Short E #08
wet
Blend
Blending Routine: 1. Touch each dot & say sound • 2. Slide finger across arrow to blend
Cards 01-08 of 48
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Short Vowels (O, U) & Tricky Alphabet Letters • Cut dashed lines
Set 1 • Real Words
Page 2 of 6
Short O #09
fox
Blend
Short O #10
pot
Blend
Short O #11
jog
Blend
Short U #12
sun
Blend
Short U #13
mud
Blend
Consonant V #14
vet
Blend
Consonant Y #15
yam
Blend
Unit Qu #16
quit
Blend
Phonics Rule: The letter 'q' is always followed by 'u' and sounds like /kw/.
Cards 09-16 of 48
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Double 'ee' Vowel Digraph • Long Vowel /ē/ • Cut dashed lines
Vowel Team 'ee'
Page 3 of 6
Double EE #17
feet
Blend
Double EE #18
seed
Blend
Double EE #19
jeep
Blend
Double EE #20
week
Blend
Double EE #21
meet
Blend
Double EE #22
beep
Blend
Double EE #23
deep
Blend
Double EE #24
peel
Blend
Vowel Team Tip: The wide pill button shows that the two 'e's stick together to make ONE long /ē/ sound.
Cards 17-24 of 48
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Silent 'e' Magic E (a_e, i_e) • Long Vowels • Cut dashed lines
Magic E (A & I)
Page 4 of 6
a_e • Long A #25
bake
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #26
cape
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #27
lake
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #28
wave
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #29
bike
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #30
kite
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #31
pine
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #32
vine
ø
Blend
Silent E Rule: The 'e' is silent (ø) and gives its magic power to the vowel to say its own name!
Cards 25-32 of 48
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Silent 'e' Magic E (o_e, u_e) • Long Vowels • Cut dashed lines
Magic E (O & U)
Page 5 of 6
o_e • Long O #33
bone
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #34
rope
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #35
home
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #36
note
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #37
cube
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #38
tube
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #39
mute
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #40
dune
ø
Blend
Silent E Rule: Long 'u' can say /yoo/ (cube, mute) or /oo/ (tube, dune).
Cards 33-40 of 48
Sound Blaster
Real Words Flashcards
Focus: Both Sounds of 'oo' • Short /ʊ/ (book) & Long /uː/ (moon) • Cut dashed lines
Vowel Team 'oo'
Page 6 of 6
Short OO • /ʊ/ (book) #41
book
Blend
Short OO • /ʊ/ (book) #42
cook
Blend
Short OO • /ʊ/ (book) #43
foot
Blend
Short OO • /ʊ/ (book) #44
good
Blend
Long OO • /uː/ (moon) #45
moon
Blend
Long OO • /uː/ (moon) #46
boot
Blend
Long OO • /uː/ (moon) #47
pool
Blend
Long OO • /uː/ (moon) #48
food
Blend
Double OO Rule: 'oo' has two sounds: short /ʊ/ as in book & good, and long /uː/ as in moon & food!
Cards 41-48 of 48
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Alien Talk
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Focus: Short Vowels (A, E, I) • Pseudoword Decoding • Cut dashed lines
Set 2 • Silly Words
Page 1 of 5
Short A #N01
vap
Blend
Short E #N02
zek
Blend
Short I #N03
jid
Blend
Short E #N04
hep
Blend
Short A #N05
baf
Blend
Short I #N06
lib
Blend
Short I #N07
wix
Blend
Short A #N08
yag
Blend
Decoding Tip: These are silly alien words! Read the sounds accurately without searching for meaning.
Cards N01-N08 of 40
Alien Talk
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Focus: Short Vowels (O, U) & Full Alphabet Pseudowords • Cut dashed lines
Set 2 • Silly Words
Page 2 of 5
Unit Qu #N09
quob
Blend
Short U #N10
zup
Blend
Short O #N11
vox
Blend
Short U #N12
cud
Blend
Short O #N13
jod
Blend
Short U #N14
nup
Blend
Short O #N15
soz
Blend
Short U #N16
ruz
Blend
DIBELS / NWF Practice: Students demonstrate true alphabetic decoding when reading unfamiliar pseudowords.
Cards N09-N16 of 40
Alien Talk
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Focus: Double 'ee' Vowel Digraph Pseudowords • /ē/ • Cut dashed lines
Vowel Team 'ee'
Page 3 of 5
Double EE #N17
zeep
Blend
Double EE #N18
veek
Blend
Double EE #N19
jeed
Blend
Double EE #N20
teep
Blend
Double EE #N21
weeb
Blend
Double EE #N22
queed
Blend
Double EE #N23
feem
Blend
Double EE #N24
yeep
Blend
Vowel Team Tip: Even in nonsense alien words, the 'ee' team always speaks with one voice: /ē/!
Cards N17-N24 of 40
Alien Talk
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Focus: Silent 'e' Magic E (a_e, i_e) • Long Vowel Pseudowords • Cut dashed lines
Magic E (A & I)
Page 4 of 5
a_e • Long A #N25
vafe
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #N26
zake
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #N27
wate
ø
Blend
a_e • Long A #N28
yafe
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #N29
bipe
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #N30
zite
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #N31
vime
ø
Blend
i_e • Long I #N32
quipe
ø
Blend
Silent E Rule: The silent 'e' tells the vowel to say /ā/ or /ī/ even in made-up alien words!
Cards N25-N32 of 40
Alien Talk
Nonsense Words Flashcards
Focus: Silent 'e' Magic E (o_e, u_e) • Long Vowel Pseudowords • Cut dashed lines
Magic E (O & U)
Page 5 of 5
o_e • Long O #N33
voke
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #N34
zome
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #N35
fope
ø
Blend
o_e • Long O #N36
yote
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #N37
kupe
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #N38
zube
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #N39
vute
ø
Blend
u_e • Long U #N40
wume
ø
Blend
Silent E Rule: Blend the consonant, vowel sound (/ō/ or /ū/), and ending consonant. Do not say 'e'!
Cards N33-N40 of 40
Sound Blaster Decodable Passages
Name:
Date:
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Decodable Reading Passages
Short Vowels (a, e) Page 1 of 4
1st Grade Sight Words Read fast
the was he said with into look
Short Vowel Words Short /a/ & /e/
cat fat mat jam red hen bed
1
The Fat Cat on the Mat (Short /a/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Pat is a big fat cat. Pat sat on the soft mat with his pal Sam. A bad rat ran past the mat! Pat ran fast to get the rat. The rat ran into a pot of sweet fig jam. “Look at the jam on the rat!” said Sam. Pat sat back on his mat and had a nap.
Phonics Hunt: What are two short /a/ words from the story:
2
The Red Hen in Bed (Short /e/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Ben has a pet hen. The hen is bright red. The red hen had ten eggs in the pen. It was cold and wet in the pen. Ben put the red hen on a warm bed. “Get well, red hen!” Ben said. The hen ate with Ben and rested her leg.
Comprehension: Where did Ben put the wet red hen? In a warm
Fluency Tip: Read each story 3 times! Color one star each time you read to build smooth, rapid reading.
Short A & E Passages
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Date:
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Decodable Reading Passages
Short Vowels (i, o) Page 2 of 4
1st Grade Sight Words Read fast
she were down went from they said
Short Vowel Words Short /i/ & /o/
pig big dig fox box hot pot
1
Pip the Big Pig (Short /i/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Pip is a big pink pig. Pip likes to dig in the dirt. She went down to the big hill to sit. Pip saw a shiny tin cup in the mud. A little kid ran up with a sweet fig. “Here is a fig for Pip!” said the kid. Pip took a big bite and did a happy jig.
Phonics Hunt: Write two short /i/ words from the story:
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The Fox on the Hot Box (Short /o/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Tom has a pet fox. The fox sat on a wooden box. The sun was hot, so the box got very hot! The fox hopped off the box with a plop. He ran to the big water pot to drink. “Do not hop on that hot box!” Tom said. The fox took a nap on top of a cool rock.
Comprehension: Where did the fox hop off? Off the hot
Vowel Check: Short /i/ says /ih/ as in pig. Short /o/ says /ah/ as in box and hot.
Short I & O Passages
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Date:
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Decodable Reading Passages
Short Vowels (u & blends) Page 3 of 4
1st Grade Sight Words Read fast
have come some there out said look
Short Vowel Words Short /u/ sound
pup tub mud sun run bug hug
1
The Pup in the Tub (Short /u/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Gus is a fun little pup. Gus likes to run in the sun. Gus fell into a big hole of wet mud! Meg put Gus into a warm wash tub. Meg gave Gus a scrub and a rub with a rag. “Look at the bubbles on the pup!” Meg said. Gus got out of the tub and gave Meg a big hug.
Phonics Hunt: Write two short /u/ words from the story:
2
The Bug on the Jug (Short /u/ & /a/)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
A fat red bug sat on a big tan jug. The bug saw a cup with a drop of sweet jam. The bug did a hop to get to the cup. “Look at that bug run!” said Dan. Dan put a lid on top of the jug. The bug dug into the sweet fig jam. They had lots of fun in the hot sun.
Comprehension: What did the red bug sit on? A big tan
Vowel Check: Short /u/ says /uh/ as in pup, tub, mud, and fun!
Short U Passages
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Date:
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Decodable Reading Passages
All Short Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) Page 4 of 4
1st Grade Sight Words Read fast
what give my here they was said
Mixed Short Vowels A, E, I, O, U
cap red kip dog mud hug van
1
The Pet Picnic (Mixed Short Vowels)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Max packed a big bag for the park. His dog, Bob, ran fast to the red van. His cat, Kip, sat on a soft red rug. Max put out a bun, a sweet fig, and a pot of jam. Bob got a sip from his tin cup. “What a fun trip!” Max said with a grin. They sat in the sun and had fun until dusk.
Vowel Sort: Write one short /a/ word: and one short /o/ word:
2
The Lost Red Cap (Mixed Short Vowels)
Read 3 Times: ☆ ☆ ☆
Ned lost his best red cap in the thick mud. He ran to the big log to look for it. Kip the dog ran up the hill to help Ned. Kip dug in the wet mud with his paw. Kip pulled the red cap out of the rut! “You got my cap!” Ned said with a hug. Ned gave the dog a big pat on the back.
Comprehension: Who dug the red cap out of the mud? Kip the
Mastery Check: Congratulations! You can read all five short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) with speed and confidence!
Mixed Short Vowels