Phonics Tales Reading Passages
Grade 1 Phonics Mission 1 • Short Vowels (CVC)
Phonics Tales Reading Passages
Name:
Date:
Phonics Goal: Read the story 3 times. Color a star each time you finish!
Fluency:
Pip the Big Pig
CVC Focus Words
Sam has a pet pig. The pig is big and fat. His name is Pip. Pip sits in the red mud.
Sam rubs Pip with a wet rag. Pip has a nap in the hot sun. Sam puts a big bug in a cup for Pip. Pip runs fast to get a sweet hug from Sam!
CVC Word Hunt: Find and circle these 4 short vowel words in the story:
pig
mud
sun
cup
1 Where does Pip the pig like to sit? Text Clue
2 What does Sam put in a cup for Pip? Text Clue
Phonics Tip: Short vowel sounds say: a (apple), e (egg), i (igloo), o (octopus), u (umbrella).
Page 1 Complete!
Grade 1 Phonics Mission 2 • Bossy E (CVCe)
Phonics Tales Reading Passages
Name:
Date:
Phonics Goal: Magic E tells the vowel to say its name! Read 3 times and color stars.
Fluency:
Jake at the Big Lake
Bossy E Words
Jake rides his blue bike to the lake. He takes his dog Duke. Jake has a red kite that can fly high.
Duke likes to chase a big bone by the pine tree. They hike up a huge slope. Jake has a big smile as Duke jumps in the lake to play until late!
Bossy E Hunt: Look back and find these long vowel words in the story:
lake
bike
kite
bone
1 What does Jake ride to get to the lake? Text Clue
2 What does Duke chase by the pine tree? Text Clue
Bossy E Rule: The sneaky 'e' at the end is silent, but makes the vowel long!
Page 2 Complete!
Grade 1 Phonics Mission 3 • Vowel Teams (ea, ee, oa, ai, ay)
Phonics Tales Reading Passages
Name:
Date:
Phonics Goal: When two vowels go walking, the first does the talking! Read 3 times.
Fluency:
A Neat Boat on the Sea
Vowel Teams
Ray and Jean walked down to the green bay. They saw a neat boat with a white sail floating on the sea.
They got a sweet treat to eat on the deck. Suddenly, a friendly gray seal swam near the boat. It was a wonderful day at sea!
Vowel Team Hunt: Find and circle these vowel team words in the story:
boat
sea
sweet
sail
1 What color was the sail on the neat boat? Text Clue
2 What animal swam near the boat? Text Clue
Phonics Champion: You read CVC, Bossy E, and Vowel Team stories!
3 of 3 Stars Earned!