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R E A DING �
UNDER STA NDING book 2: long and short vowels
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TA BL E OF C ON T E N T S
To the Teacher: Teaching Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
UNIT 1
Short Vowels ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Reading Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
UNIT 2
Long and Short Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Long Vowels ā ē ī ō ū . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Reading Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Long and Short e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Long and Short o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Long and Short a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Long and Short i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Long and Short u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Long and Short o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Long a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 UNIT 3
Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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UNIT I
Short Vowels
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UNIT I
Short Vowels Repeat the short vowel after your teacher:
ă
ĕ
a-a-apple
I-I-India
ĭ
ŏ
ŭ
e-e-elephant
o-o-octopus
short O = ahhh
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u-u-umbrella
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UNIT I
Short Vowel Reading Exercises
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Exercise 1 1) Read the word. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the word by the picture.
bag
kid
box
run
dog
bed
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Exercise 4 1) Read the sentence. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the sentence by the picture.
The rat has a bad leg.
The duck is on the dog.
The dog is not big.
The duck is on the rug.
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Exercise 3 1) Read the sentence. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the sentence by the picture.
The bug is on the rug.
The bug is on the pig.
The bug is in the cup.
The kid can run.
The pig is in the bag.
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Exercise 6 1) Read the word. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the word by the picture.
sock
cat
pen
sun
rock
fan
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Exercise 5 Complete the words:
a e i o
u
b
d
b
g
k
d
p
g
p
n
r
g
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Exercise 9 1) Read the sentence. 2) Find the picture. 3) Write the sentence by the picture.
Ted can get in the box.
The big bug is on the bed.
Ted is not in the box.
The frog is on the bed. The frog is not on the bed.
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Exercise 10 Complete the words:
a e i o
u
r
ck
s
ck
f
n
p
n
p
n
t
b
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