Short a
Short e
Short i
Short o
Short u
100

Tell me the short a sound and give 3 sample words.

/a/ cat, alligator, tractor

100

Tell me the short e sound and give 3 sample words.

/e/ leg, egg, fence

100

Tell me the short i sound and give 3 sample words.

/i/ pig, win, wish

100

Tell me the short o sound and give 3 sample words.

/o/ pot, jog, frog

100

Tell me the short u sound and give 3 sample words.

/u/ sun, bus, umbrella

200

Use these three words in a sentence. (Minimum 7 words). ran, Jack, flag

Jack ran across the field with a flag.

200

Use these three words in a sentence. (Minimum 7 words). egg, best, sell

Kate sells the best eggs at the market.

200

Use these three words in a sentence. (Minimum 7 words). fish, fin, flip

The fish used its fins to speed up and do a flip!

200

Use these three words in a sentence. (Minimum 7 words). dog, frog, lost

The dog got lost in the woods and came across a frog.

200

Use these three words in a sentence. (Minimum 7 words). sunflower, us, up

She reached up to grab a sunflower for us.

300

This item can be red, green, or yellow. You can bake it into a pie.


apple

300

What is the opposite of beginning?

end

300

What is a crawly, creepy creature? (think of a science term)

insect

300

In what month does Halloween happen ?

October

300

What is a bird that swims in the pond at a park?

duck

400

What word is left when you take away the letter -p? Pant. Use the new word in a sentence.

ant. The ant was crawling on the ground.

400

What word is left when you take away the letter -l and add another g? Leg. Use the new word in a sentence.

egg

400

What new word do you get when you add an s to the word ick?

sick. She was sick, so she stayed home to rest.

400

What is a fun activity that lets you jump up and down? (Sometimes you can do this on one foot.) Use the word in a sentence.

hop/hopping. The bunny loved hopping all over the grass.

400

Make a new word out of the word pup. Keep the short u.

hug. Jack gave Stacy a hug when she came in the door.

500

Give three short a words and use all three in a sentence.

apple, bag, snack

Ex. Helen brought a bag full of apples for her snack.

500

Give three short e words and use all three in a sentence.

nest, egg, red

Ex. In the nest, we found three red eggs.

500

Give three short i words and use all three in a sentence.

kid, pig, swim

Ex. There were kids swimming in the lake with the pigs!

500

Give three short o words and use all three in a sentence.

hop, not, pop

Ex. She hopped up to reach the balloon and tried not to pop it.

500

Give three short u words and use all three in a sentence.

hug, cub, hum

Ex. The cub started to hum when he hugged it.