Name Boom Town SORT Short Vowels VCCV Generalization Short vowels are often spelled a: happen, e: lettuce, i: sister, o: collar, u: subject. Word Sort Sort the list words by the short vowel in the first syllable. a i 1. __________________ happen 8. __________________ winter 2. __________________ basket 9. __________________ sister 3. __________________ napkin 4. __________________ traffic o 10. __________________ collar e 5. __________________ lettuce 6. __________________ spelling 7. __________________ lesson 11. __________________ monster u 12. __________________ supper 13. __________________ subject 14. __________________ suggest 15. __________________ puppet Spelling Words 1. happen 2. lettuce 3. basket 4. winter 5. sister 6. monster 7. supper 8. subject 9. lesson 10. spelling 11. napkin 12. collar 13. traffic 14. suggest 15. puppet Challenge Words 16. skillet 17. picnic 18. planet 19. system 20. pumpkin Challenge Words © Pearson Education a 16. _________________ planet u 17. _________________ pumpkin i 18. __________________ skillet 19. __________________ picnic 20. __________________ system Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with short vowel sounds. To practice at home, have your child look at the word, say it, spell it, and then tell you what short vowel sound is in each word. Spelling Practice Book Unit 1 Week 1 Day 1 1 Name Boom Town PRACTICE Short Vowels VCCV Classifying Write the list word that belongs in the group. Spelling Words 1. lunch, breakfast, supper 2. toy, animal, puppet 3. cabbage, spinach, lettuce 4. box, container, basket 5. reading, math, spelling 6. placemat, tablecloth, napkin happen lettuce basket winter sister monster supper subject lesson spelling napkin collar traffic suggest puppet Rhymes Finish each sentence. Use a list word that rhymes with the underlined word. 7. Franco got a splinter when he built the shelves last winter . 8. My sister uses a mister to spray the plants. 9. I suggest that