PART 3

Long Vowels

ee

feed heed need seed weed reed reef reek beer jeer leer peer deep deed feel heel reel keel peek seek week meek see seen peep weep keep deep wee week beet feet meet keen

ai

sail fail rail tail wail main rain Cain lain paid maid laid wait gait bait may mail gay gain gray pay pain pail pray play say day gain nail bay bray hay play bail tray lay clay pain way

ea

beat seat heat neat meat cheat bean lean dean deal heal sea veal weak peak leak leap reap heap cheap bead lead read bead dear near beam team seam steam cream dream beach reach meal teach beak real leaf heap seal hear each

oa

cloak boat coat goat moat moak soak croak oat roar soar boar goal toast boast roast oak coast toad load road coax coach roam coal loan loam foam toad shoal

ie

tie pie die lie cried fried pried tried

ue

blue hue glue clue statue due true

Bossy E

ate rate fate cane mane Dane cape tape made site bite kite pine fine ride hide hope pope code rode use cute plume pale cane cute fate file hate slide slime slope lake like Luke male mule bide dime dome lane line lone pile pole hole wide wade dove cope rave rate rite ripe rope dine pope mile cone

Controlling R

her herd herb verb per pert fern stern perch term were fir sir bird girl dirt shirt birch firm first under never fur cur burn turn Turk curd curb curl hurl hurt churn burst hard smart born corn horn torn worn morn sort fort port short fork pork cork cord lord ford stir lurk dart bar

Dipthongs

cow town owl howl down out our loud found couch stout jaw law paw raw saw draw flaw claw dawn fawn lawn pawn brawl crawl hawk straw boy joy Roy soy enjoy toy oil boil foil coil toil soil coin join point void moist coy

Consonant Diagraphs

back sack hack rack tack jack lack pack black pick sick nick kick ship rash sheep fish cash sheet shot hush chat hitch chop rich match cheek beech chum than then them thine thou thus this that thee when white which whip whale wheat wheel whim quack quick quake quail queen queer quest quit quote quick ship shot shad shed gash shall shin shop lash lick

Soft C and G

ice cereal cent cell giant cement recess city force George gem rice gym

Hard C and G

cat car go gold sugar game gay cow cap got

Y as E

party bunny baby muddy daddy candy windy pretty

Y as I

cry dry fly spy by why sky try my sly

Part 3

Drilling Short and Long Sounds

cap---cape rod---rode hat---hate tub---tube

kit---kite mad---made pet---pete her---here

tap---tape not---note bit---bite cub---cube

bar---bare cut---cute car---care sam---same

sit---site cop---cope fat---fate win---wine

fin---fine din---dine pal---pale rid---ride

Drilling long and short vowel words is a good way to check if your child understands the Bossy Vowel rule (page 3). When reading these words with your child, vary always starting with the short vowel word. Have the child read KITE first, instead of kit and vice versa on down through the list.

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