Words Their Way Sort 43: Short Vowel Words with Final Digraphs (Grades 1 and 2) Definition: A digraph is a combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ph and ey. Objectives: • To identify words with short vowels and final digraphs • To identify and sort words with short vowels and final digraphs Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the Word Grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to short vowels a, e, i, o, and u with final digraphs. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words into four columns according to their final sounds: /ch/, /th/, /s/, and /sh/. • What other words with short vowels and final digraphs can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 43: Short Vowel Words with Final Digraphs rich moth class boss kiss math much with toss which such cloth miss rush bath pass guess fresh grass brush Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 43: Short Vowel Words with Final Digraphs ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 44: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u (Grades 1 and 2) Objectives: • To identify words short vowels a, e, i, o, and u • To identify and sort words with short vowels a, e, i, o, and u Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the Word Grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column by short vowels. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words into two groups, one that names animals and one that does not. • What other words with short vowels can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 44: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u mask jack gruff truck shed check cloth fox quick drum chick grill pig moth desk cat bus shack flag toss nest sled ship cross club Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 44: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 45: Preconsonantal Nasals –ng, -mp (Grades 1 and 2) Definition: A preconsonantal nasal is a subtle letter-sound combination that occurs before consonants, as in the words bump or sink. The vowel is nasalized as part of the air escapes through the nose during pronunciation. Objectives: • To identify preconsonantal nasals -ng and -mp • To identify and sort words with preconsonantal nasals -ng and -mp Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to preconsonantal nasals -ng and -mp. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words by their vowel sound. • What other words with preconsonantal nasals -ng and -mp can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 45: Preconsonantal Nasals –ng, -mp rang jump king camp sung bump sing rung lamp limp sang ring pump ramp bring wing swing stamp hung stump lump thing plump Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 45: Preconsonantal Nasals –ng, -mp -ng -mp Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 46: Preconsonantal Nasals –nt, -nd, -nk (Grades 1 and 2) Definition: A preconsonantal nasal is a subtle letter-sound combination that occurs before consonants, as in the words bump or sink. The vowel is nasalized as part of the air escapes through the nose during pronunciation. Objectives: • To identify preconsonantal nasals –nt, -nd, and -nk • To identify and sort words with preconsonantal nasals –nt, -nd, and -nk Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to preconsonantal nasals –nt, -nd, and -nk. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words by their vowel sound. • What other words with preconsonantal nasals –nt, -nd, and -nk can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 46: Preconsonantal Nasals –nt, -nd, -nk went sand pink send wink hunt bunk land bank pant junk wind print stink plant blend spent stand drink want Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 46: Preconsonantal Nasals –nt, -nd, -nk -nt -nd -nk Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 32: Diphthongs ou, ow (Grades 2 and 3) Definition: A diphthong is a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side). Objectives: • To identify spelling patterns of diphthongs ou and ow • To read, sort, and write words with diphthongs ou and ow Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to diphthong ou, ow or oddball words. • Oddball words are words that have the same sound but a different spelling pattern. Extensions: • Have your child use each word in a sentence. • Have your child point out the words that can be both a noun and a verb. • What other words with diphthong ou or ow can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 32: Diphthongs ou, ow pound mouth south ground clown town frown couch tough howl owl drown count growl shout plow crown cloud scout gown grown found rough Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 32: Diphthongs ou, ow OU OW Oddball sound brown Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 39: Hard and Soft c and g (Grades 2 and 3) Objectives: • To identify hard and soft c and g • To read, sort, and write words with hard and soft c and g Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to beginning hard and soft c and g sounds. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words by the first vowel in each word. • What other words that begin with a hard or soft c or g can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 39: Hard and Soft c and g coat gym cub germ cease gem corn cent guess guide calf game guest cell cart goose code golf gist Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 39: Hard and Soft c and g soft c hard c soft g hard g city card giant gave Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 47: Short o and or (Grades 2 and 3) Objectives: • To identify words with short o and or • To identify and sort words with short o and or Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to short o, or and oddball words. • Oddball words are words that have the same sound but a different spelling pattern. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words into two categories: words that begin with two consonants and words that begin with one consonant. • What other words with short o and or can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 47: Short o and or fox for corn fort drop rot born sort your torn short work spot sport storm trot word shop pond horn Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Grid: Sort 47: Short o and or sock fork Oddball Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Sort 48: Short a and ar (Grades 2 and 3) Objectives: • To identify words with short a and ar • To identify and sort words with short a and ar Directions: • Print out the Word Cards on the following page and cut them out. • Have your child read the words on the cards. • Use the grid to sort the words, placing each card in the correct column according to short o, or and oddball words. • Oddball words are words that have the same sound but a different spelling pattern. Extensions: • Have your child re-sort the words into two categories: words that end with two consonants and words end begin with one consonant. • What other words with short a and ar can your child think of? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Word Cards: Sort 48: Short a and ar car far drag crab farm rag snap bark crash art war card trap yard flag dark shark brag grand jar Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates.