Sort 13 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 13
Short a & Long a Patterns
Case File
#WW-13
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
space
rain
black
mane
tale
brain
paint
place
rash
blame
train
main
faint
want
chain
camp
said
tail
frame
flash
Fill in the Blanks
1. We hope it does not ____________________________ on the day of our picnic.
2. I wear a silver ____________________________ with a small heart on it.
3. We put our favorite family photo in a gold ____________________________.
4. The happy dog wagged its ____________________________ back and forth.
5. The rocket flew far away into outer ____________________________.
6. The ____________________________ road was blocked by a fallen tree.
7. What do you ____________________________ for dinner tonight?
8. Please do not ____________________________ me for breaking the lamp.
9. I got a red, itchy ____________________________ after touching the weeds.
10. I saw a bright ____________________________ of light in the night sky.
11. We used a brush to ____________________________ the old fence.
12. The little kitten had soft, ____________________________ fur.
13. Your ____________________________ helps you solve difficult problems.
14. This park is a wonderful ____________________________ to play tag.
15. My grandfather told us a funny ____________________________ before bed.
16. We took a long, fast ____________________________ to visit the big city.
17. A male lion is known for its thick, hairy ____________________________.
18. The teacher ____________________________ that we did a great job today.
19. Our family likes to ____________________________ in the woods during summer.
20. The heat made the runner feel very ____________________________.
Word Search Investigation
Find all 20 hidden evidence words from the locker!
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Words can be found horizontally (left to right) across the investigation grid. Check off each word in the Evidence Locker as you find it!
Word Scramble
Unscramble the evidence words!
Expert Mode
space rain black mane tale brain paint place rash blame train main faint want chain camp said tail frame flash
E P C A S
N A I R
C A B L K
E N A M
E L A T
N I A R B
T N I A P
E C A L P
H S A R
E M A L B
N I A R T
N I A M
T N I A F
T N A W
N I A H C
P M A C
D I A S
L I A T
E M A R F
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Cross-check with your Evidence Locker on page 1
Sort 13 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 13 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. rain
2. chain
3. frame
4. tail
5. space
6. main
7. want
8. blame
9. rash
10. flash
11. paint
12. black
13. brain
14. place
15. tale
16. train
17. mane
18. said
19. camp
20. faint
Word Scramble Decryption
01space
02rain
03black
04mane
05tale
06brain
07paint
08place
09rash
10blame
11train
12main
13faint
14want
15chain
16camp
17said
18tail
19frame
20flash
Investigation Grid Reference
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Sort 14 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 14
Short o & Long o Patterns
Case File
#WW-14
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
box
rode
road
chose
boat
love
goat
soap
knock
load
foam
slope
whole
one
goal
stop
toad
coat
float
drop
stone
Fill in the Blanks
1. I heard a loud ____________________________ on the front door.
2. There is only ____________________________ cookie left in the jar.
3. The skiers raced down the snowy ____________________________.
4. I was so hungry I ate the ____________________________ pizza!
5. The car drove down the long, winding ____________________________.
6. Be careful not to ____________________________ the glass bowl.
7. A piece of wood will ____________________________ on top of the water.
8. She ____________________________ the red apple instead of the green one.
9. He ____________________________ his bike to school every morning.
10. We ____________________________ to go to the park on sunny days.
11. A hungry ____________________________ was chewing on the grass.
12. Always wash your hands with ____________________________ and water.
13. The soccer player kicked the ball into the ____________________________.
14. I found a smooth, grey ____________________________ by the river.
15. The waves left white ____________________________ on the sandy beach.
16. I put all my old toys into a cardboard ____________________________.
17. Please help me ____________________________ the groceries into the car.
18. You must ____________________________ your car at the red light.
19. A small, green ____________________________ hopped into the pond.
20. Don't forget to wear your ____________________________ if it is cold.
21. The white ____________________________ sailed across the blue lake.
Investigation Grid
Find all 21 hidden evidence words from the locker!
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Sort 14 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 14 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. knock
2. one
3. slope
4. whole
5. road
6. drop
7. float
8. chose
9. rode
10. love
11. goat
12. soap
13. goal
14. stone
15. foam
16. box
17. load
18. stop
19. toad
20. coat
21. boat
Word Scramble Key
box
rode
road
chose
boat
love
goat
soap
knock
load
foam
slope
whole
one
goal
stop
toad
coat
float
drop
stone
Sort 15 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 15
Short u & Long u Patterns
Case File
#WW-15
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
cube
food
fruit
crust
bloom
smooth
suit
from
dude
skunk
broom
juice
bump
mood
trust
build
moon
prune
spoon
tooth
Fill in the Blanks
1. Listening to music puts me in a good ____________________________.
2. That is a very cool hat, ____________________________!
3. The surface of the table felt very ____________________________.
4. I got a small ____________________________ on my head when I tripped.
5. Use the ____________________________ to sweep the kitchen floor.
6. An apple is a healthy type of ____________________________.
7. The bright ____________________________ lit up the dark night sky.
8. The man wore a dark ____________________________ to the meeting.
9. I like to eat the crunchy ____________________________ on my bread.
10. It is important to ____________________________ your friends.
11. A ____________________________ can spray a very smelly scent.
12. An ice ____________________________ will melt if it gets warm.
13. Would you like a glass of orange ____________________________?
14. What is your favorite ____________________________ to eat for lunch?
15. The flowers will ____________________________ in the warm spring sun.
16. We want to ____________________________ a tall tower with blocks.
17. A ____________________________ is actually a dried-up plum.
18. I used a big ____________________________ to eat my soup.
19. The little boy lost his first ____________________________ today.
20. This postcard is ____________________________ my friend in Florida.
Word Search Grid
Find all 20 hidden evidence words from the locker!
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Sort 15 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 15 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. mood
2. dude
3. smooth
4. bump
5. broom
6. fruit
7. moon
8. suit
9. crust
10. trust
11. skunk
12. cube
13. juice
14. food
15. bloom
16. build
17. prune
18. spoon
19. tooth
20. from
Word Scramble Decryption
cube
food
fruit
crust
bloom
smooth
suit
from
dude
skunk
broom
juice
bump
mood
trust
build
moon
prune
spoon
tooth
Sort 16 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 16
Short e & Long e Patterns
Case File
#WW-16
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
next
seem
eat
green
team
been
speak
web
sleep
clean
keep
sweep
week
heat
teeth
weak
less
set
feet
teach
leaf
Fill in the Blanks
1. Please ____________________________ the secret I told you.
2. Have you ever ____________________________ to the city zoo?
3. Who will be the ____________________________ student to lead the line?
4. The teacher will ____________________________ us how to do math.
5. I play on a soccer ____________________________ with my friends.
6. Ten is ____________________________ than twenty.
7. Wear your shoes to protect your ____________________________.
8. Help me ____________________________ the dirt off the porch.
9. It is important to keep your bedroom ____________________________.
10. I like to ____________________________ with a soft, fuzzy blanket.
11. A yellow ____________________________ fell from the autumn tree.
12. The grass in the field is bright ____________________________.
13. The stars ____________________________ very bright in the sky tonight.
14. Please ____________________________ clearly so we can hear you.
15. You should brush your ____________________________ twice a day.
16. The sun provides ____________________________ to keep us warm.
17. A spider spun a sticky ____________________________ in the corner.
18. There are seven days in one ____________________________.
19. It is time to ____________________________ your healthy lunch.
20. The sick puppy felt very ____________________________ and tired.
21. We will ____________________________ the table for dinner.
Word Search Grid
Find all 21 hidden evidence words from the locker!
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Sort 16 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 16 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. keep
2. been
3. next
4. teach
5. team
6. less
7. feet
8. sweep
9. clean
10. sleep
11. leaf
12. green
13. seem
14. speak
15. teeth
16. heat
17. web
18. week
19. eat
20. weak
21. set
Word Scramble Key
next
seem
eat
green
team
been
speak
web
sleep
clean
keep
sweep
week
heat
teeth
weak
less
set
feet
teach
leaf
Sort 17 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 17
Short e & Long e Mixed Patterns
Case File
#WW-17
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
when
dead
reach
each
trees
head
queen
east
seat
bread
street
dream
great
lead
steam
sled
sweet
death
beach
breath
Fill in the Blanks
1. You did a ____________________________ job on your science project!
2. Take a deep ____________________________ before you blow out the candles.
3. ____________________________ is the school bus going to arrive?
4. Look both ways before you cross the ____________________________.
5. The sun rises in the ____________________________ every morning.
6. We took our red ____________________________ to the snowy hill.
7. Can you ____________________________ the top shelf to get the book?
8. The ____________________________ of the giant dinosaur was a mystery.
9. Hot ____________________________ rose from the pot of boiling water.
10. ____________________________ student will receive a gold star.
11. We used fresh ____________________________ to make a sandwich.
12. The ____________________________ wore a beautiful gold crown.
13. Wear a helmet to protect your ____________________________ while biking.
14. I had a very strange ____________________________ while I was sleeping.
15. A ripe strawberry tastes very ____________________________.
16. We spent the whole afternoon playing at the ____________________________.
17. Please take a ____________________________ in the front row.
18. Birds like to build their nests in tall ____________________________.
19. Who will ____________________________ the group to the cafeteria?
20. The old leaves on the ground were brown and ____________________________.
Investigation Grid
Find all 20 evidence words from Sort 17!
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Sort 17 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 17 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. great
2. breath
3. when
4. street
5. east
6. sled
7. reach
8. death
9. steam
10. each
11. bread
12. queen
13. head
14. dream
15. sweet
16. beach
17. seat
18. trees
19. lead
20. dead
Word Scramble Key
when
dead
reach
each
trees
head
queen
east
seat
bread
street
dream
great
lead
steam
sled
sweet
death
beach
breath
Sort 18 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 18
Review of CVVC Patterns
Case File #WW-18
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
wait
read
need
beast
toast
wheel
sheep
leak
coast
three
deaf
trail
neat
moan
sheets
cheek
rail
meant
pea
throat
dread
cream
sail
thread
Fill in the Blanks
1. My ____________________________ felt sore after I coughed all night.
2. I ate a piece of ____________________________ with butter for breakfast.
3. Please put clean ____________________________ on your bed.
4. I have ____________________________ brothers and two sisters.
5. Please ____________________________ for the bus at the corner.
6. We followed the hiking ____________________________ through the woods.
7. Use a needle and ____________________________ to fix the hole.
8. The fluffy white ____________________________ ate grass in the field.
9. I ____________________________ to tell you earlier, but I forgot.
10. Do you ____________________________ any help with your homework?
11. Keep your desk ____________________________ and organized.
12. I like to ____________________________ books before I go to sleep.
13. Fix the ____________________________ in the pipe before the water spills.
14. Would you like some ____________________________ in your coffee?
15. She gave me a sweet kiss on my ____________________________.
16. A ____________________________ person cannot hear sounds clearly.
17. The scary ____________________________ lived deep in the dark forest.
18. I ____________________________ having to do my chores on Saturday.
19. A wagon has four round ____________________________ to help it roll.
20. A small green ____________________________ grows inside a pod.
21. I heard the sick patient ____________________________ in pain.
22. We will ____________________________ our boat across the ocean.
23. Hold onto the ____________________________ as you walk down the stairs.
24. We drove our car along the beautiful ____________________________.
Word Search Investigation
Sort 19 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 19
Long a Patterns (ay, ai, a-e)
Case File #WW-19
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
day
trade
nail
glass
stay
raise
grain
brave
play
past
clay
stand
slave
they
pray
tray
may
gray
gain
taste
aid
say
shape
Fill in the Blanks
1. What did the teacher ____________________________ about the homework?
2. We walked ____________________________ the old haunted house.
3. Can you ____________________________ and play for a little while longer?
4. Some people like to ____________________________ before they eat dinner.
5. The fresh cake had a very sweet ____________________________.
6. The ____________________________ knight saved the village from the dragon.
7. I would like to ____________________________ my blue car for your red one.
8. The sky looked ____________________________ and cloudy before the storm.
9. You must ____________________________ in line to wait for your turn.
10. The farmer harvested a large bag of golden ____________________________.
11. What ____________________________ of the week is it today?
12. I saw ____________________________ walking to the park together.
13. A circle is a round ____________________________.
14. I poured a cold ____________________________ of milk for my snack.
15. The waiter carried a heavy ____________________________ full of food.
16. We love to ____________________________ outside during recess.
17. The first ____________________________ kit is kept in the office.
18. Be careful not to step on that sharp ____________________________.
19. We used squishy ____________________________ to make a small bowl.
20. Please ____________________________ your hand if you know the answer.
21. A ____________________________ was a person forced to work for no money.
22. How much money did you ____________________________ from your job?
23. ____________________________ I please have another cookie?
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 19!
Sort 20 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 20
Long o Patterns (oa, ow, o-e)
Case File #WW-20
Detective Name
Date
Evidence Locker
boat
snow
grow
stove
show
float
blow
coat
slow
note
loaf
yellow
glow
close
soap
throw
coal
road
goat
row
bowl
know
toast
Fill in the Blanks
1. We will ____________________________ our boat across the quiet lake.
2. Please ____________________________ the ball to me during the game.
3. The ____________________________ on the campfire began to ____________________________ red.
4. I ate a piece of crunchy ____________________________ for breakfast.
5. The sun is a bright ____________________________ color.
6. Did you ____________________________ that it was going to ____________________________ today?
7. A turtle is known for being very ____________________________.
8. Please ____________________________ the door when you leave.
9. We used ____________________________ and water to wash our hands.
10. I found a small ____________________________ in my mailbox.
11. The little puppy will ____________________________ to be a big dog.
12. I ate a whole ____________________________ of cereal.
13. The ____________________________ lived on a rocky mountain.
14. Don't forget to wear your warm ____________________________.
15. A piece of wood will ____________________________ on the water.
16. The wind started to ____________________________ very hard.
17. We bought a ____________________________ of fresh bread at the bakery.
18. The car drove down the long ____________________________.
19. Be careful, the ____________________________ is very hot!
20. The white ____________________________ sailed across the blue ocean.
21. I will ____________________________ you my new toy after school.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 20!
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Sort 21 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 21
Long u Patterns (ew, ue, u-e)
Case File #WW-21
Evidence Locker
new
blew
blue
chew
drew
flew
grew
few
knew
stew
due
true
clue
glue
suit
fruit
juice
flute
rude
tube
truth
school
group
news
Fill in the Blanks
1. The bird ____________________________ away to its nest in the tree.
2. It is always important to tell the ____________________________.
3. We used ____________________________ to stick the paper together.
4. I bought a ____________________________ pair of sneakers yesterday.
5. The wind ____________________________ the leaves across the yard.
6. My favorite color is ____________________________.
7. You must ____________________________ your food carefully before swallowing.
8. She ____________________________ a beautiful picture of a horse.
9. The little plant ____________________________ very tall in the sun.
10. I only have a ____________________________ cookies left in the jar.
11. I ____________________________ the answer to the difficult question.
12. Mom made a warm ____________________________ with meat and vegetables.
13. The library book is ____________________________ back tomorrow.
14. Is it ____________________________ that you are moving to a new house?
15. The detective found a ____________________________ at the crime scene.
16. The man wore a dark ____________________________ to the wedding.
17. An apple is a delicious type of ____________________________.
18. Would you like a glass of orange ____________________________?
19. She played a beautiful song on her silver ____________________________.
20. It is ____________________________ to interrupt people while they are talking.
21. Put the toothpaste back into the ____________________________.
22. We go to ____________________________ to learn every day.
23. A ____________________________ of children played together at the park.
24. We watched the ____________________________ on the television tonight.
Investigation Grid
Find all 24 hidden words from Sort 21!
Sort 22 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 22
Long i Patterns (igh, y)
Case File #WW-22
Evidence Locker
high
sigh
light
night
bright
right
might
tight
fight
sight
slight
flight
buy
guy
sky
try
fly
why
cry
dry
my
by
fry
Fill in the Blanks
1. The sun was very ____________________________ in the morning sky.
2. We saw the moon and stars at ____________________________.
3. Turn on the ____________________________ so you can see better.
4. Use your ____________________________ hand to write your name.
5. The eagle flew ____________________________ above the mountains.
6. Please don't ____________________________ when you are sad.
7. I ____________________________ go to the park if it doesn't rain.
8. Make sure your shoelaces are ____________________________ and secure.
9. The kitten let out a small ____________________________ of relief.
10. We saw a ____________________________ of colorful birds fly past.
11. I want to ____________________________ a new book at the store.
12. Look at the clouds in the bright blue ____________________________.
13. Always ____________________________ your best on every test.
14. I saw a little ____________________________ buzz near the flower.
15. ____________________________ is the sky blue?
16. Hang your wet coat up so it can get ____________________________.
17. This is ____________________________ favorite toy to play with.
18. We walked ____________________________ the old house on the corner.
19. We like to ____________________________ potatoes in hot oil.
20. That ____________________________ in the red shirt is my cousin.
21. There is a ____________________________ chance of snow today.
22. Do not ____________________________ with your siblings.
23. The sunset was a beautiful ____________________________ to see.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 22!
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Sort 23 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 23
VCC Patterns (ind, ild, ost, old)
Case File #WW-23
Evidence Locker
find
kind
mind
blind
wild
child
mild
most
post
host
ghost
cold
old
told
hold
gold
sold
scold
lost
cost
wind
roll
both
Fill in the Blanks
1. Please help me ____________________________ my lost keys.
2. It is important to be ____________________________ to everyone you meet.
3. I don't ____________________________ if you borrow my pencil.
4. A ____________________________ animal lives in the deep forest.
5. The ____________________________ played happily with his new toy.
6. The weather today was very ____________________________ and sunny.
7. ____________________________ children like to eat ice cream.
8. I will ____________________________ the letter in the mailbox.
9. The ____________________________ of the party welcomed all the guests.
10. I wore a warm hat because it was very ____________________________ outside.
11. My grandfather is eighty years ____________________________.
12. The teacher ____________________________ us a funny story today.
13. Please ____________________________ the baby's hand while we walk.
14. The pirate found a chest full of shiny ____________________________.
15. I ____________________________ my old bicycle at the garage sale.
16. Don't ____________________________ the children for making a small mess.
17. Oh no, I think I have ____________________________ my favorite toy!
18. How much does that new book ____________________________?
19. The ____________________________ blew the leaves off the tree.
20. Can you ____________________________ the ball across the floor?
21. We ____________________________ have red shirts on today.
22. The scary ____________________________ lived in the haunted house.
23. A ____________________________ person cannot see the world around them.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 23!
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Sort 24 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 24
Review of Long Vowel Patterns
Case File #WW-24
Evidence Locker
gave
white
skate
smoke
these
quite
fine
made
rope
late
tune
dice
huge
smile
space
plate
nice
write
rose
drive
lake
mule
home
Fill in the Blanks
1. My teacher ____________________________ me a gold star for my work.
2. The fluffy clouds in the sky were bright ____________________________.
3. I love to ____________________________ on the ice during winter.
4. Gray ____________________________ rose from the warm campfire.
5. ____________________________ cookies are the best I have ever tasted.
6. It was ____________________________ cold outside this morning.
7. I hope you have a ____________________________ day at school.
8. Mom ____________________________ a delicious chocolate cake for my birthday.
9. We used a long ____________________________ to pull the sled.
10. Don't be ____________________________ for the school bus!
11. Can you whistle a happy ____________________________ while you work?
12. We rolled the ____________________________ to see who would go first.
13. The elephant is a ____________________________ animal.
14. She had a big ____________________________ on her face.
15. The rocket flew far away into outer ____________________________.
16. Please put your sandwich on a small ____________________________.
17. It was very ____________________________ of you to help your friend.
18. Remember to ____________________________ your name on your paper.
19. I picked a beautiful red ____________________________ from the garden.
20. We will ____________________________ our car to the mountains.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 24!
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T
E
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Z
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A
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Sort 20 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 20 Patterns (ow, oa, o-e)
Sentence Completion
1. snow
2. wrote
3. close
4. loaf
5. froze
6. roam
7. mow
8. coach
9. show
10. roast
11. whose
12. oat
13. slow
14. stock
15. coal
16. grow
17. know
18. long
19. flow
20. throw
21. row
22. blow
23. globe
Word Scramble Decryption
froze
coal
show
long
wrote
slow
globe
coach
blow
roam
grow
whose
snow
throw
loaf
flow
roast
row
stock
close
oat
mow
know
Sort 21 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 21 (ew & ue)
Sentence Completion
1. dew
2. due
3. truth
4. true
5. thumb
6. glue
7. sew
8. plump
9. stew
10. blue
11. few
12. new
13. chew
14. blew
15. stuck
16. brush
17. grew
18. crew
19. junk
20. know
21. do
22. flew
23. trunk
24. flue
Word Scramble Decryption
thumb
new
blue
grew
truth
flue
plump
chew
do
due
brush
glue
few
junk
true
stuck
flew
stew
know
crew
blew
dew
trunk
sew
Sort 19 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 19 Patterns (ay, ai, a-e)
Sentence Completion
1. say
2. past
3. stay
4. pray
5. taste
6. brave
7. trade
8. gray
9. stand
10. grain
11. day
12. they
13. shape
14. glass
15. tray
16. play
17. aid
18. nail
19. clay
20. raise
21. slave
22. gain
23. may
Word Scramble Decryption
day
trade
nail
glass
stay
raise
grain
brave
play
past
clay
stand
slave
they
pray
tray
may
gray
gain
taste
aid
say
shape
Sort 18 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 18 Review Patterns
Sentence Completion
1. throat
2. toast
3. sheets
4. three
5. wait
6. trail
7. thread
8. sheep
9. meant
10. need
11. neat
12. read
13. leak
14. cream
15. cheek
16. deaf
17. beast
18. dread
19. wheel
20. pea
21. moan
22. sail
23. rail
24. coast
Word Scramble Decryption
wait
read
need
beast
toast
wheel
sheep
leak
coast
three
deaf
trail
neat
moan
sheets
cheek
rail
meant
pea
throat
dread
cream
sail
thread
Sort 24 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 24 Long Vowel Review
Sentence Completion
1. gave
2. white
3. skate
4. smoke
5. these
6. quite
7. fine
8. made
9. rope
10. late
11. tune
12. dice
13. huge
14. smile
15. space
16. plate
17. nice
18. write
19. rose
20. drive
21. lake
22. mule
23. home
Word Scramble Decryption
gave
white
skate
smoke
these
quite
fine
made
rope
late
tune
dice
huge
smile
space
plate
nice
write
rose
drive
lake
mule
home
Sort 23 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 23 Patterns (ind, ild, ost, old)
Sentence Completion
1. find
2. kind
3. mind
4. wild
5. child
6. mild
7. most
8. post
9. host
10. cold
11. old
12. told
13. hold
14. gold
15. sold
16. scold
17. lost
18. cost
19. wind
20. roll
21. both
22. ghost
23. blind
Word Scramble Decryption
find
kind
mind
blind
wild
child
mild
most
post
host
ghost
cold
old
told
hold
gold
sold
scold
lost
cost
wind
roll
both
Sort 22 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 22 Patterns (igh, y)
Sentence Completion
1. bright
2. night
3. light
4. right
5. high
6. cry
7. might
8. tight
9. sigh
10. flight
11. buy
12. sky
13. try
14. fly
15. why
16. dry
17. my
18. by
19. fry
20. guy
21. slight
22. fight
23. sight
Word Scramble Decryption
high
sigh
light
night
bright
right
might
tight
fight
sight
slight
flight
buy
guy
sky
try
fly
why
cry
dry
my
by
fry
Sort 25 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 25
ar, are, air Patterns
Case File #WW-25
Evidence Locker
sharp
shark
start
park
part
farm
dark
far
star
harm
hard
art
yard
arm
card
bark
care
stare
chair
hair
pair
fair
air
Fill in the Blanks
1. A ____________________________ swam near the coral reef.
2. Please sit on the wooden ____________________________ at the desk.
3. The ____________________________ twinkled in the night sky.
4. We visited the animals on the local ____________________________.
5. I got a birthday ____________________________ from my grandma.
6. We like to play tag in the back ____________________________.
7. It is important to ____________________________ for your pets.
8. Use the scissors to cut, but be careful because they are ____________________________.
9. The sun was gone and the woods felt very ____________________________.
10. I bought a new ____________________________ of socks today.
11. We used a brush and paint to make beautiful ____________________________.
12. Do not ____________________________ at the people walking by.
13. The little dog began to ____________________________ at the mailman.
14. Is it ____________________________ that he gets to go first every time?
15. The runner had to ____________________________ the race early.
16. Take a deep breath of fresh ____________________________ outside.
17. He hurt his ____________________________ while playing basketball.
18. The math test was very ____________________________ to finish.
19. We went for a walk in the beautiful city ____________________________.
20. Which ____________________________ of the book did you like best?
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 25!
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Sort 28 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 28
or, ore, oar Patterns
Case File #WW-28
Evidence Locker
form
fort
horn
born
north
porch
storm
short
horse
corn
torch
cord
pork
sport
snort
floor
chore
shore
store
score
board
roar
soar
Fill in the Blanks
1. Please fill out the ____________________________ with your name and date.
2. The knight guarded the stone ____________________________.
3. The cow has a long ____________________________ on its head.
4. My baby brother was ____________________________ in the month of May.
5. The compass needle points toward the ____________________________.
6. We sat on the front ____________________________ to watch the sunset.
7. A loud ____________________________ made the windows rattle.
8. The pencil is too ____________________________ to use anymore.
9. The ____________________________ galloped across the green field.
10. We ate sweet ____________________________ on the cob for dinner.
11. The explorer held a bright ____________________________ in the dark cave.
12. Plug the electrical ____________________________ into the wall outlet.
13. We like to play a ____________________________ like soccer or baseball.
14. Please clean the kitchen ____________________________ with a broom.
15. Washing the dishes is my favorite daily ____________________________.
16. The waves crashed against the sandy ____________________________.
17. We need to go to the grocery ____________________________ to buy milk.
18. What is the final ____________________________ of the basketball game?
19. We played a fun ____________________________ game with our family.
20. The lion let out a mighty ____________________________ in the jungle.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 28!
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Sort 27 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 27
ir, ire, ier Patterns
Case File #WW-27
Evidence Locker
bird
third
girl
first
dirt
shirt
birth
chirp
swirl
twirl
skirt
sir
hire
fire
tire
wire
dryer
higher
pliers
crier
flier
fryer
their
Fill in the Blanks
1. The blue ____________________________ built a nest in the tall tree.
2. Today is the ____________________________ day of school.
3. I am the ____________________________ person in the line.
4. I got some ____________________________ on my new white ____________________________.
5. We celebrated the ____________________________ of the new baby panda.
6. I heard a small bird ____________________________ outside my window.
7. Watch the water ____________________________ down the drain.
8. The dancer began to ____________________________ around the stage.
9. The little ____________________________ wore a pretty pink ____________________________.
10. "Yes, ____________________________," said the polite student to the teacher.
11. The company wants to ____________________________ a new worker.
12. Be careful because the ____________________________ is very hot.
13. The car has a flat ____________________________ that needs to be fixed.
14. We used a long ____________________________ to hang the picture.
15. Please put the wet clothes into the ____________________________.
16. The bird flew ____________________________ and ____________________________ into the sky.
17. Dad used a pair of ____________________________ to bend the metal.
18. ____________________________ house is at the end of the block.
Investigation Grid
Find all 23 hidden words from Sort 27!
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Sort 30 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 30
Review of R-Controlled Patterns
Case File #WW-30
Evidence Locker
start
star
dark
part
farm
park
care
stare
chair
hair
fair
year
near
fear
heard
bird
third
girl
shirt
fire
store
score
Fill in the Blanks
1. The bright ____________________________ lit up the night sky.
2. We visited the horses on the large ____________________________.
3. It is ____________________________ outside when the sun goes down.
4. Today is the ____________________________ day of the school week.
5. I ____________________________ the bell ring from down the hall.
6. Which ____________________________ of the movie was your favorite?
7. Please sit on the blue ____________________________ at the table.
8. We go to the grocery ____________________________ every Saturday.
9. The little ____________________________ wore a green ____________________________.
10. I have a ____________________________ of spiders.
11. We like to play at the city ____________________________.
12. Brush your ____________________________ before you go to school.
13. Is it ____________________________ that he got two cookies and I only got one?
14. The game was about to ____________________________ when we arrived.
15. What was the final ____________________________ of the soccer game?
16. We built a warm ____________________________ in the fireplace.
17. My house is very ____________________________ to the school.
18. There are twelve months in one ____________________________.
19. It is important to ____________________________ for your books.
20. Don't ____________________________ at other people; it is not polite.
Investigation Grid
Find all 22 hidden words from Sort 30!
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Sort 29 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 29
ur, ure, ur-e Patterns
Case File #WW-29
Evidence Locker
fur
curl
hurt
burn
turn
surf
curb
blurt
burst
churn
spurt
nurse
purse
curve
lurch
urge
lure
pure
sure
cure
during
Fill in the Blanks
1. The cat has soft, thick ____________________________.
2. Please ____________________________ the light off before you leave.
3. I did not mean to ____________________________ your feelings.
4. Be careful not to ____________________________ the toast in the oven.
5. We watched the big waves at the beach and saw people ____________________________.
6. Step off the ____________________________ and cross the street carefully.
7. Don't ____________________________ out the answer before I finish the question!
8. The balloon might ____________________________ if you poke it with a pin.
9. The farmer had to ____________________________ the cream to make butter.
10. Water began to ____________________________ out of the broken pipe.
11. The school ____________________________ helped me when I scraped my knee.
12. My mother keeps her money and keys in her leather ____________________________.
13. The road had a dangerous ____________________________ near the cliff.
14. I feel an ____________________________ to laugh when someone tells a joke.
15. The fisherman used a shiny ____________________________ to catch a big fish.
16. The cold mountain water was very ____________________________ and clean.
17. Are you ____________________________ that you know the way to the park?
18. Scientists are working hard to find a ____________________________ for the sickness.
19. We stayed inside the classroom ____________________________ the rainstorm.
Investigation Grid
Find all 21 hidden words from Sort 29!
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Sort 26 Practice Pack v2 Pattern Pack 26
er, ear, eer Patterns
Case File #WW-26
Evidence Locker
her
germ
herd
term
fern
clerk
jerk
verb
perk
heard
earth
learn
pearl
early
heart
clear
year
dear
near
fear
spear
cheer
steer
peer
Fill in the Blanks
1. I ____________________________ the bell ring at the end of the day.
2. We live on the planet ____________________________.
3. A ____________________________ of cows was grazing in the green field.
4. I had to wake up ____________________________ for the field trip.
5. The divers found a beautiful white ____________________________ in the oyster.
6. My grandmother is very ____________________________ to me.
7. We go to the pool every ____________________________ during the summer.
8. The water in the stream was very ____________________________ and blue.
9. We went to the stadium to ____________________________ for our team.
10. The knight held a long ____________________________ during the battle.
11. Can you help me ____________________________ the boat into the dock?
12. Do not ____________________________ the door open or the cat will get out.
13. A ____________________________ is a green plant with many small leaves.
14. The ____________________________ at the store helped us find the cereal.
15. Washing your hands helps kill every ____________________________.
16. We go to school for the autumn ____________________________.
17. A ____________________________ is a type of action word in a sentence.
18. One ____________________________ of the job is free lunch on Fridays.
19. I feel a lot of ____________________________ when it is dark outside.
20. The grocery store is ____________________________ my new house.
Investigation Grid
Find all 24 hidden words from Sort 26!
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Sort 30 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 30 R-Controlled Review
Sentence Completion
1. star
2. farm
3. dark
4. third
5. heard
6. part
7. chair
8. store
9. girl, shirt
10. fear
11. park
12. hair
13. fair
14. start
15. score
16. fire
17. near
18. year
19. care
20. stare
Word Scramble Decryption
start
star
dark
part
farm
park
care
stare
chair
hair
fair
year
near
fear
heard
bird
third
girl
shirt
fire
store
score
Sort 26 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 26 (er, ear, eer)
Sentence Completion
1. heard
2. earth
3. herd
4. early
5. pearl
6. dear
7. year
8. clear
9. cheer
10. spear
11. steer
12. jerk
13. fern
14. clerk
15. germ
16. term
17. verb
18. perk
19. fear
20. near
Word Scramble Decryption
1. her
2. germ
3. herd
4. term
5. fern
6. clerk
7. jerk
8. verb
9. perk
10. heard
11. earth
12. learn
13. pearl
14. early
15. heart
16. clear
17. year
18. dear
19. near
20. fear
21. spear
22. cheer
23. steer
24. peer
Sort 27 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 27 (ir, ire, ier)
Sentence Completion
1. bird
2. first
3. third
4. dirt, shirt
5. birth
6. chirp
7. swirl
8. twirl
9. girl, skirt
10. sir
11. hire
12. fire
13. tire
14. wire
15. dryer
16. higher, higher
17. pliers
18. their
Word Scramble Decryption
1. bird
2. third
3. girl
4. first
5. dirt
6. shirt
7. birth
8. chirp
9. swirl
10. twirl
11. skirt
12. sir
13. hire
14. fire
15. tire
16. wire
17. dryer
18. higher
19. pliers
20. crier
21. flier
22. fryer
23. their
Sort 29 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 29 (ur, ure, ur-e)
Sentence Completion
1. fur
2. turn
3. hurt
4. burn
5. surf
6. curb
7. blurt
8. burst
9. churn
10. spurt
11. nurse
12. purse
13. curve
14. urge
15. lure
16. pure
17. sure
18. cure
19. during
Word Scramble Decryption
1. fur
2. curl
3. hurt
4. burn
5. turn
6. surf
7. curb
8. blurt
9. burst
10. churn
11. spurt
12. nurse
13. purse
14. curve
15. lurch
16. urge
17. lure
18. pure
19. sure
20. cure
21. during
Sort 28 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 28 (or, ore, oar)
Sentence Completion
1. form
2. fort
3. horn
4. born
5. north
6. porch
7. storm
8. short
9. horse
10. corn
11. torch
12. cord
13. sport
14. floor
15. chore
16. shore
17. store
18. score
19. board
20. roar
Word Scramble Decryption
1. form
2. fort
3. horn
4. born
5. north
6. porch
7. storm
8. short
9. horse
10. corn
11. torch
12. cord
13. pork
14. sport
15. snort
16. floor
17. chore
18. shore
19. store
20. score
21. board
22. roar
23. soar
Sort 25 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 25 (ar, are, air)
Sentence Completion
1. shark
2. chair
3. star
4. farm
5. card
6. yard
7. care
8. sharp
9. dark
10. pair
11. art
12. stare
13. bark
14. fair
15. start
16. air
17. arm
18. hard
19. park
20. part
Word Scramble Decryption
1. sharp
2. shark
3. start
4. park
5. part
6. farm
7. dark
8. far
9. star
10. harm
11. hard
12. art
13. yard
14. arm
15. card
16. bark
17. care
18. stare
19. chair
20. hair
21. pair
22. fair
23. air
Sort 31 Practice Pack v2 Sort 31: oi & oy
Diphthong Investigation
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Evidence Locker
boil
coin
join
point
spoil
moist
joint
soil
boy
toy
joy
Troy
coy
soy
annoy
enjoy
employ
royal
loyal
voice
Fill in the Blanks
1. She has a very soft and gentle singing ____________________________.
2. He played with his new remote control ____________________________ all day.
3. Wait for the water to ____________________________ before adding the pasta.
4. The news of the puppy brought great ____________________________ to the family.
5. I found a shiny silver ____________________________ on the sidewalk.
6. ____________________________ is a city from an ancient legend.
7. Would you like to ____________________________ our club after school?
8. The kitten acted ____________________________ and hid behind the couch.
9. Don't ____________________________ at people, it is not polite.
10. Some people drink ____________________________ milk instead of cow's milk.
11. If you leave the milk in the sun, it will ____________________________.
12. The loud buzzing fly began to ____________________________ me.
13. The cake was incredibly sweet, rich, and ____________________________.
14. We went to the theater to ____________________________ the new movie.
15. The elbow is a type of ____________________________ that connects your arm.
16. The factory wants to ____________________________ ten new workers.
17. Plants need water, sunlight, and rich ____________________________ to grow.
18. The king and queen lived in a beautiful ____________________________ palace.
19. The little ____________________________ ran across the playground to play.
20. A dog is known as a ____________________________ and faithful friend.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 34 Practice Pack v2 Sort 34 Practice
wa, al, and ou patterns
Name:
Date:
wash
wasp
swan
swamp
watch
walk
talk
chalk
stall
small
tall
salt
malt
false
thought
bought
brought
ought
fought
cough
Please ____________________ your hands before dinner.
The white ____________________ glided gracefully across the pond.
Be careful not to get stung by that ____________________.
Many alligators live in the wet and grassy ____________________.
I like to ____________________ cartoons on Saturday mornings.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 31 Answer Key v2 Sort 31 Answer Key
oi and oy Investigation
Teacher Reference
1. voice
2. toy
3. boil
4. joy
5. coin
6. Troy
7. join
8. coy
9. point
10. soy
11. spoil
12. annoy
13. moist
14. enjoy
15. joint
16. employ
17. soil
18. royal
19. boy
20. loyal
Word Scramble Solutions
1. boil
2. coin
3. join
4. point
5. spoil
6. moist
7. joint
8. soil
9. boy
10. toy
11. joy
12. Troy
13. coy
14. soy
15. annoy
16. enjoy
17. employ
18. royal
19. loyal
20. voice
Sort 32 Practice Pack v2 Sort 32: Sounds of oo
Diphthong Investigation
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Evidence Locker
moon
pool
soon
food
room
zoo
boot
tooth
spoon
broom
root
foot
wood
good
book
cook
hood
stood
hook
look
Fill in the Blanks
1. The bright ____________________________ lit up the night sky.
2. We like to swim in the neighborhood ____________________________.
3. I hope the school bus arrives ____________________________.
4. The ____________________________ at the restaurant was very delicious.
5. My bedroom is a cozy ____________________________ to study.
6. We saw lions, giraffes, and monkeys at the ____________________________.
7. I need to put on my winter ____________________________ before going into the snow.
8. The baby got her very first ____________________________ this week.
9. Use a ____________________________ to eat your warm soup.
10. Sweep the kitchen floor with the new ____________________________.
11. The tree has a strong ____________________________ that goes deep into the soil.
12. I accidentally stepped on a sharp rock with my bare ____________________________.
13. We burned dry ____________________________ in the fireplace to stay warm.
14. It is always a ____________________________ idea to tell the truth.
15. I read an interesting library ____________________________ about dinosaurs.
16. My dad likes to ____________________________ a big breakfast on Saturday mornings.
17. Pull up your jacket ____________________________ to protect your ears from the wind.
18. Everyone ____________________________ up when the national anthem started to play.
19. Hang your winter coat on the metal ____________________________ by the door.
20. Please ____________________________ out the window to see if it is still raining.
Investigation Grid
Find hidden words from Sort 32!
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Sort 33 Practice Pack v2 Sort 33: aw, au, & short o
Diphthong Investigation
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Evidence Locker
saw
law
raw
paw
draw
lawn
dawn
hawk
crawl
haul
fault
vault
cause
pause
sauce
taught
caught
laugh
bought
thought
Fill in the Blanks
1. I ____________________________ a colorful rainbow in the sky.
2. The kitten licked its little ____________________________ to clean it.
3. We need to mow the ____________________________ before it gets too long.
4. A ____________________________ is a rule that everyone must follow.
5. I like to ____________________________ pictures of animals in my book.
6. The sun begins to rise at the break of ____________________________.
7. A large ____________________________ soared high above the trees looking for food.
8. We watched the baby learn to ____________________________ across the rug.
9. Dad had to ____________________________ the heavy logs in his pickup truck.
10. It is nobody's ____________________________ that the vase fell and broke.
11. The gymnast performed a high jump over the ____________________________.
12. Heavy rain can ____________________________ the small creek to overflow.
13. Press the ____________________________ button on the remote control.
14. She poured sweet strawberry ____________________________ over the ice cream.
15. My kind teacher ____________________________ us how to multiply fractions today.
16. The catcher ____________________________ the baseball for the final out.
17. Her funny joke made everyone in the room ____________________________ out loud.
18. Mom ____________________________ fresh apples and oranges at the store.
19. I ____________________________ about the answer before raising my hand.
20. Do not eat ____________________________ chicken because it can make you sick.
Investigation Grid
Find hidden words from Sort 33!
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Sort 35 Practice Pack v2 Sort 35 Practice
ou and ow patterns
Name:
Date:
cloud
found
ground
mouth
south
count
shout
round
house
mouse
cow
town
clown
brown
down
how
now
flower
tower
power
The fluffy white ____________________ drifted across the sky.
I ____________________ a shiny quarter on the sidewalk.
Don't sit on the ____________________, it's very cold.
Please open your ____________________ wide for the dentist.
Birds fly ____________________ for the winter to stay warm.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 35 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 35 (ou, ow)
Sentence Completion
1. cloud
2. found
3. ground
4. mouth
5. south
6. count
7. shout
8. round
9. house
10. mouse
11. cow
12. town
13. clown
14. brown
15. down
16. how
17. now
18. flower
19. tower
20. power
Word Scramble Decryption
cloud
found
ground
mouth
south
count
shout
round
house
mouse
cow
town
clown
brown
down
how
now
flower
tower
power
Sort 32 Answer Key v2 Sort 32 Answer Key
The Two Sounds of oo
Teacher Reference
1. moon
2. pool
3. soon
4. food
5. room
6. zoo
7. boot
8. tooth
9. spoon
10. broom
11. root
12. foot
13. wood
14. good
15. book
16. cook
17. hood
18. stood
19. hook
20. look
Word Scramble Solutions
1. moon
2. pool
3. soon
4. food
5. room
6. zoo
7. boot
8. tooth
9. spoon
10. broom
11. root
12. foot
13. wood
14. good
15. book
16. cook
17. hood
18. stood
19. hook
20. look
Sort 33 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 33 (aw, au, short o)
Sentence Completion
1. saw
2. paw
3. lawn
4. law
5. draw
6. dawn
7. hawk
8. crawl
9. haul
10. fault
11. vault
12. cause
13. pause
14. sauce
15. taught
16. caught
17. laugh
18. bought
19. thought
20. raw
Word Scramble Decryption
saw
law
raw
paw
draw
lawn
dawn
hawk
crawl
haul
fault
vault
cause
pause
sauce
taught
caught
laugh
bought
thought
Sort 34 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 34 (wa, al, ou)
Sentence Completion
1. wash
2. swan
3. wasp
4. swamp
5. watch
6. walk
7. chalk
8. tall
9. salt
10. false
11. bought
12. small
13. thought
14. ought
15. fought
16. cough
17. stall
18. talk
19. brought
20. malt
Word Scramble Decryption
wash
wasp
swan
swamp
watch
walk
talk
chalk
stall
small
tall
salt
malt
false
thought
bought
brought
ought
fought
cough
Sort 36 Practice Pack v2 Sort 36 Practice
scr, str, and spr Investigation
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scrape
screen
scratch
scream
strange
street
strong
straight
spring
spray
spread
sprout
stress
stretch
string
stripe
squeak
scrap
strict
strike
We had to ____________________ the plants with water.
If you swing the bat, you might ____________________ the ball.
The ____________________ noise from the attic was scary.
Tie the colorful ____________________ around the gift.
I fell and got a ____________________ on my knee.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 36 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. spray
2. strike
3. strange
4. string
5. scrape
6. spread
7. screen
8. sprout
9. scratch
10. stress
11. scream
12. stretch
13. street
14. stripe
15. strong
16. squeak
17. straight
18. scrap
19. spring
20. strict
Sort 37 Practice Pack v2 Sort 37 Practice
thr, shr, and squ patterns
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three
throw
thread
throat
throne
thrill
shrimp
shrink
shrub
shred
shrug
shriek
square
squeeze
squash
squeak
squint
squirt
through
splash
I have ____________________ brothers and two sisters.
Please ____________________ the ball to me during the game.
Use a needle and ____________________ to fix the hole in your shirt.
My ____________________ felt sore after I coughed all night.
The king sat on a beautiful gold ____________________.
It was a real ____________________ to ride the big roller coaster.
We saw tiny ____________________ swimming in the ocean water.
The shirt might ____________________ if you wash it in hot water.
A ____________________ is a small woody plant like a bush.
Please ____________________ the paper into tiny pieces for the project.
If you don't know the answer, you might ____________________ your shoulders.
I heard a loud ____________________ coming from the playground.
A ____________________ has four equal sides and four right angles.
____________________ the lemon to get all the fresh juice out.
We ate yellow ____________________ for dinner tonight.
The mouse let out a tiny ____________________ in the kitchen.
You have to ____________________ your eyes if the sun is too bright.
Be careful not to ____________________ water on your clean clothes.
We walked ____________________ the front door and into the house.
Sort 37 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 37 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. squeal
2. thread
3. thrust
4. shred
5. throw
6. squash
7. three
8. square
9. throat
10. squish
11. throb
12. squeak
13. shrew
14. squint
15. shrimp
16. throne
17. shrink
18. shrine
19. shrug
20. squat
Word Scramble Decryption
throw
three
throat
throb
thread
shrew
shrimp
shrink
shrug
shred
squash
square
squish
squeak
squeal
squint
throne
shrine
squat
thrust
Sort 38 Practice Pack v2 Sort 38 Practice
silent consonants kn, wr, and gn
Name:
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know
knee
kneel
knife
knight
knot
knock
write
wrong
wrap
wrist
wreck
wring
wrote
gnat
gnaw
gnash
sign
design
assign
Do you ____________________ how to solve this difficult puzzle?
I scraped my ____________________ when I fell on the playground.
You must ____________________ down to pet the small kitten.
Use a ____________________ to carefully cut the fresh bread.
The brave ____________________ guarded the king's castle.
I tied a tight ____________________ in my shoelaces.
I heard a loud ____________________ on the front door.
Remember to ____________________ your name on your paper.
Oh no, I think I have the ____________________ answer to the question.
Please ____________________ the birthday gift in colorful paper.
I wear a silver watch on my left ____________________.
The car was a total ____________________ after the accident.
You need to ____________________ out the wet towel before hanging it up.
Yesterday, I ____________________ a long letter to my grandmother.
A tiny ____________________ was flying around my head.
The hungry puppy began to ____________________ on his bone.
The angry dog began to ____________________ its teeth at the stranger.
Look at the ____________________ on the wall to find the way out.
The architect will ____________________ the new office building.
Sort 40 Practice Pack v2 Sort 40 Practice
Words ending in ce, ve, se, and ze
Name:
Date:
dance
fence
once
leave
above
give
live
twelve
glove
cheese
please
these
those
house
mouse
freeze
sneeze
prize
size
blaze
We like to ____________________ to our favorite music in the living room.
The white wooden ____________________ surrounds our garden.
I ____________________ saw a shooting star in the night sky.
It is time to ____________________ for school now.
The bright light was shining from high ____________________ the trees.
Please ____________________ me the red pencil on the desk.
Where do you ____________________ with your family?
I have ____________________ colored pencils in my art box.
I lost my left ____________________ in the snowy yard.
I like to eat ____________________ and crackers for a snack.
____________________ open the door for the teacher.
____________________ cookies are much better than ____________________ ones.
We live in a big brown ____________________ at the end of the block.
The little gray ____________________ scurried across the kitchen floor.
Water will ____________________ if the weather gets very cold.
Cover your mouth when you ____________________ so you don't spread germs.
The winner of the race received a shiny gold ____________________.
What ____________________ shoes do you wear?
The campfire was a bright ____________________ in the dark woods.
Sort 39 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 39 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. page
2. dance
3. cake
4. goat
5. cent
6. gym
7. circle
8. cage
9. coat
10. face
11. cat
12. gem
13. city
14. giant
15. candy
16. gum
17. gas
18. mice
19. gold
20. stage
Word Scramble Decryption
cat
city
cake
cent
candy
circle
coat
dance
gas
gem
gold
giant
goat
gym
gum
cage
face
page
mice
stage
Sort 38 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 38 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. wreck
2. wreck
3. knee
4. wrap
5. knit
6. wren
7. knob
8. gnaw
9. knot
10. gnat
11. kneel
12. gnome
13. knife
14. gnash
15. write
16. knock
17. wrist
18. knight
19. wrong
20. wrist
Word Scramble Decryption
knee
knit
knob
knot
kneel
knife
write
wrist
wrong
wreck
wrap
wren
gnaw
gnat
gnome
gnash
knock
knight
Sort 39 Practice Pack v2 Sort 39 Practice
Hard and Soft c and g Investigation
Name:
Date:
face
nice
price
place
spice
cage
page
stage
large
huge
center
city
circle
cell
gentle
gem
ginger
giant
since
range
She had a big smile on her ____________________.
It was very ____________________ of you to share your lunch.
What is the ____________________ of that new video game?
This is a wonderful ____________________ to have a picnic.
I added a little bit of ____________________ to the pumpkin pie.
The hamster stayed inside its ____________________ for the night.
Please turn to ____________________ ten in your reading book.
The actors walked onto the ____________________ for the play.
The elephant is a very ____________________ animal.
The mountain was ____________________ and covered in snow.
The target is in the very ____________________ of the board.
We took a long bus ride to visit the big ____________________.
Use a compass to draw a perfect ____________________.
The scientist looked at the tiny ____________________ through a microscope.
Be very ____________________ when you hold the little baby chick.
The diamond was a sparkling ____________________ in the ring.
I like the taste of ____________________ in my cookies.
The tall ____________________ could reach the top of the trees.
It has been raining ____________________ early this morning.
Sort 42 Practice Pack v2 Sort 42 Practice
Final patterns tch and ch
Name:
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catch
match
pitch
witch
sketch
fetch
hatch
patch
stretch
clutch
bench
inch
lunch
beach
reach
teach
coach
roach
branch
torch
Can you ____________________ the baseball before it hits the ground?
I need a ____________________ to light the warm campfire.
The baseball player will ____________________ the ball to the catcher.
The ____________________ wore a tall black hat and rode a broom.
I like to ____________________ pictures of flowers in my notebook.
Please ____________________ the ball for the little puppy.
The baby chick began to ____________________ from its white egg.
My mother sewed a ____________________ onto my torn blue jeans.
It is important to ____________________ before you start running.
The driver used the ____________________ to change gears in the car.
We sat on the wooden ____________________ to wait for the bus.
The little worm was only one ____________________ long.
I ate a healthy ____________________ of soup and a sandwich.
We built sandcastles at the ____________________ all afternoon.
Can you ____________________ the top shelf to get the book?
The teacher will ____________________ us how to do math problems.
The ____________________ shouted instructions to the soccer team.
A big brown ____________________ fell from the old oak tree.
The explorer held a bright ____________________ in the dark cave.
Sort 40 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 40 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. sleeve
2. peace
3. house
4. breeze
5. face
6. leave
7. loose
8. weave
9. cheese
10. alive
11. mouse
12. voice
13. geese
14. dance
15. freeze
16. please
17. sneeze
18. twelve
19. choose
20. drive
Word Scramble Decryption
face
peace
loose
cheese
choose
house
mouse
geese
freeze
sneeze
breeze
leave
sleeve
weave
alive
drive
voice
dance
please
twelve
Sort 42 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 42 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. torch
2. hutch
3. match
4. peach
5. pitch
6. teach
7. ditch
8. coach
9. fetch
10. bench
11. sketch
12. lunch
13. catch
14. church
15. switch
16. clutch
17. stitch
18. match
19. stretch
20. beach
Word Scramble Decryption
catch
match
pitch
ditch
fetch
sketch
hutch
clutch
switch
stitch
stretch
beach
peach
teach
coach
roach
bench
lunch
torch
church
Sort 41 Practice Pack v2 Sort 41 Practice
Final patterns dge and ge
Name:
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edge
bridge
badge
hedge
wedge
ledge
dodge
judge
ridge
budge
page
cage
stage
huge
age
range
change
charge
large
sponge
Be careful not to stand too close to the ____________________ of the cliff.
We drove our car across the long steel ____________________ over the river.
The police officer wore a shiny silver ____________________ on his uniform.
A green leafy ____________________ surrounds the front of our yard.
I used a wooden ____________________ to keep the door open.
A small bird perched on the narrow window ____________________.
You have to ____________________ the ball during the game of tag.
The ____________________ will decide who won the science contest.
We hiked along the rocky ____________________ at the top of the mountain.
The heavy box was so full that it would not ____________________ at all.
Please turn to the next ____________________ in your reading book.
The hamster has a water bottle inside its wire ____________________.
The actors walked onto the ____________________ for the school play.
The elephant is a ____________________ animal that lives in the wild.
What is your ____________________ today?
The cows were grazing on the open ____________________.
Remember to ____________________ your clothes after you get home from school.
Make sure to ____________________ your tablet before the long car ride.
Sort 41 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 41 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. huge
2. ledge
3. change
4. smudge
5. badge
6. wedge
7. bridge
8. cage
9. edge
10. page
11. judge
12. stage
13. lodge
14. large
15. pledge
16. charge
17. ridge
18. range
19. sledge
20. strange
Sort 43 Practice Pack v2 Sort 43 Practice
Short and Long Vowel Review
Name:
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snap
snake
step
steep
grin
grind
slop
slope
plum
plume
trip
tribe
glass
glaze
clock
cloak
dress
drave
plot
plate
We are planning a fun ____________________ to the mountains.
The mountain ____________________ was very long and winding.
He had a big ____________________ on his face after winning.
The king wore a heavy purple ____________________.
Be careful not to ____________________ the thin branch.
A large ____________________ of people lived in the desert.
A long green ____________________ slithered through the grass.
Fill the ____________________ with cold water.
Please take one ____________________ forward.
Wait for the ____________________ on the donut to dry.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 43 Answer Key v2 Sort 43 Answer Key
Short and Long Vowel Review
Teacher Reference
1.trip
2.slope
3.grin
4.cloak
5.snap
6.tribe
7.snake
8.glass
9.step
10.glaze
11.steep
12.clock
13.grind
14.dress
15.slope
16.plot
17.plum
18.plate
19.plume
20.slop
Sort 44 Practice Pack v2 Sort 44 Practice
Final y as a Vowel Investigation
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sky
fly
dry
try
cry
my
by
why
buy
fry
happy
funny
sunny
puppy
penny
candy
baby
lady
city
tiny
The bright ____________________ was a beautiful shade of blue.
I saw a little bird ____________________ high above the trees.
Please ____________________ your hands with a clean towel.
Always ____________________ your best on every school project.
The little ____________________ began to ____________________ when he was hungry.
That is ____________________ favorite book to read before bed.
We walked ____________________ the old park on our way home.
____________________ did you choose the red apple instead of the green one?
I want to ____________________ a new toy at the store.
We like to ____________________ potatoes in hot oil for dinner.
She felt very ____________________ after receiving a nice gift.
The ____________________ joke made everyone in the class laugh.
It was a ____________________ day, so we played outside all afternoon.
The little ____________________ wagged its tail happily.
I found a copper ____________________ on the sidewalk.
Don't eat too much ____________________ before you have dinner.
The kind ____________________ helped me find my way to the library.
We took a long bus ride to visit the big ____________________.
The ____________________ ladybug crawled slowly across the green leaf.
Sort 45 Practice Pack v2 Sort 45 Practice
Singular and Plural -y to -ies
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cherry
cherries
puppy
puppies
bunny
bunnies
berry
berries
party
parties
baby
babies
city
cities
fly
flies
sky
skies
lady
ladies
They organized two fun ____________________ for the holiday.
Three ____________________ were talking in the hallway.
A little white ____________________ hopped into the garden.
A small ____________________ was buzzing around the fruit.
I ate one red ____________________ from the bowl.
The ____________________ are fancy when they are full of stars.
The bowl was full of sweet red ____________________.
The ____________________ wore a fancy hat to the event.
Our new golden ____________________ is very playful.
The ____________________ is clear and bright today.
We saw five cute ____________________ at the pet store.
There were many ____________________ on the window screen.
Look at all those fluffy ____________________ in the grass!
We visited three different ____________________ during our trip.
I picked a single blue ____________________ from the bush.
The ____________________ was crying because he was hungry.
We picked a basket of delicious ____________________.
New York is a very large ____________________.
Are you going to the birthday ____________________ tomorrow?
The ____________________ are sleeping in their cozy cribs.
Sort 44 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 44 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. baby
2. happy
3. fly
4. penny
5. sky
6. puppy
7. dry
8. bunny
9. try
10. sunny
11. shy
12. candy
13. why
14. dirty
15. spy
16. by
17. cry
18. my
19. funny
20. lady
Sort 46 Practice Pack v2 Sort 46 Practice
Prefixes: re- and un- Investigation
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redo
undo
retell
untie
rewrite
unhappy
replay
unlucky
remake
unkind
read
unafraid
renew
unfold
recall
uncover
refill
unbutton
return
unlike
Please ____________________ your glass with some fresh water.
I will ____________________ the letter to make it neater.
I like to ____________________ my favorite stories over and over.
The brave explorer was ____________________ of the dark cave.
If you make a mistake, you might have to ____________________ your work.
I need to ____________________ my library card for another year.
I need to ____________________ the knot in my shoelace.
Please ____________________ the map so we can see the way to go.
Can you ____________________ the story in your own words?
I can't ____________________ the name of the person I met yesterday.
She was very ____________________ when she lost her favorite toy.
We had to ____________________ the hidden treasure under the sand.
He felt ____________________ when he missed the last bus home.
I need to ____________________ my coat before I take it off.
We had to ____________________ the bed after the puppy jumped on it.
You should ____________________ the book to the library on time.
It is very ____________________ to make fun of other people.
A zebra is ____________________ a horse because it has black stripes.
We watched the ____________________ of the goal on the big screen.
Sort 47 Practice Pack v2 Sort 47 Practice
Prefixes: dis- and mis- Investigation
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dislike
mistake
disobey
misplace
disappear
misread
disagree
misspell
distrust
mislead
disorder
misuse
disown
misjudge
displeased
miscount
discount
misfit
discomfort
mistreat
Do not ____________________ the playground equipment.
I made a small ____________________ on my homework assignment.
It is important to never ____________________ animals.
The false clues were meant to ____________________ the detectives.
I really ____________________ the taste of sour lemons.
The messy room was in a state of complete ____________________.
You should never ____________________ the safety rules.
Try not to ____________________ how much time you need.
I often ____________________ my glasses when I am in a hurry.
The store offered a ____________________ on all the winter coats.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 45 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 45 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. parties
2. ladies
3. bunny
4. fly
5. cherry
6. skies
7. cherries
8. lady
9. puppy
10. sky
11. puppies
12. flies
13. bunnies
14. cities
15. berry
16. baby
17. berries
18. city
19. party
20. babies
Sort 48 Practice Pack v2 Sort 48 Practice
Homophones Investigation
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there
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you're
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know
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____________________ are many books to choose from on the shelf.
He decided ____________________ walk to the store instead of driving.
Is it ____________________ hot outside for a game of soccer?
I love ____________________ new haircut, it looks great!
Put your homework over ____________________ on the teacher's desk.
____________________ excited to start the new school year tomorrow.
The students forgot to bring ____________________ backpacks to school.
If ____________________ ready, we can leave for the movie now.
I think ____________________ going to be very happy with the results.
I want to go to the park ____________________!
Investigation Grid
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Sort 48 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. There
2. to
3. too
4. your
5. there
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7. their
8. you're
9. you're
10. too
Word Scramble Decryption
there
their
they're
to
too
two
your
you're
its
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Sort 46 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 46 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. refill
2. rewrite
3. retell
4. unafraid
5. redo
6. renew
7. untie
8. unfold
9. remake
10. recall
11. unhappy
12. uncover
13. unlucky
14. unbutton
15. remake
16. return
17. unkind
18. unlike
19. replay
20. undo
Sort 49 Practice Pack v2 Sort 49 Practice
Compound Words Investigation
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sunflower
raindrop
backpack
pancake
cupcake
sandbox
mailbox
starfish
football
basketball
keyboard
popcorn
jellyfish
butterfly
toothbrush
snowman
railroad
campfire
dragonfly
seashell
We sat around the ____________________ and told spooky stories.
We found a small pink ____________________ in a pool of water.
I found a beautiful spiraled ____________________ on the sandy shore.
A clear ____________________ was floating slowly in the ocean water.
The yellow ____________________ grew tall and faced the summer sun.
The smell of fresh ____________________ filled the movie theater.
Check the ____________________ to see if the letter from Grandma arrived.
You use the ____________________ to type letters on the computer screen.
Don't forget to pack your books and lunch in your ____________________.
It's important to use your ____________________ to keep your teeth clean.
Investigation Grid
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Sort 50 Practice Pack v2 Sort 50 Practice
Final Comprehensive Review
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scrape
bridge
shout
caught
taught
freeze
strange
return
unhappy
mistake
disappear
babies
there
their
you're
backpack
starfish
butterfly
knock
write
I like to ____________________ letters to my friends.
I made a small ____________________ on my homework.
The ____________________ on his knee was small but it stung.
The ____________________ were sleeping in the nursery.
A large stone ____________________ crosses the deep river.
Is ____________________ anyone home in that big blue house?
You don't have to ____________________, I am right here!
The children were playing with ____________________ new toys.
The goalkeeper ____________________ the ball just in time.
I think ____________________ going to love the new movie!
Investigation Grid
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Sort 47 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 47 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. misuse
2. mistake
3. mistreat
4. mislead
5. dislike
6. disorder
7. disobey
8. misjudge
9. misplace
10. discount
11. misread
12. misfit
13. disagree
14. discomfort
15. misspell
16. miscount
17. distrust
18. displeased
19. disappear
20. disown
Sort 49 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 49 Shuffled Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. campfire
2. starfish
3. seashell
4. jellyfish
5. sunflower
6. popcorn
7. mailbox
8. keyboard
9. backpack
10. toothbrush
11. pancake
12. snowman
13. raindrop
14. basketball
15. football
16. sandbox
17. cupcake
18. dragonfly
19. butterfly
20. railroad
Sort 50 Answer Key v2 Answer Key
Sort 50 Shuffled Final Investigation
Sentence Completion
1. write
2. mistake
3. scrape
4. babies
5. bridge
6. there
7. shout
8. their
9. caught
10. you're
11. taught
12. backpack
13. freeze
14. starfish
15. strange
16. butterfly
17. return
18. knock
19. unhappy
20. disappear
