LO N G VOW E L S W I T H D I G R A P H S ESL READING EXERCISES
Phonics BOOK 2
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Vernada Thomas
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Phonics Book 2® Long Vowels and Consonants
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Contents 1
Long Vowel Sound Practice
2
Long Aa
3
Long Ee
4
Long Ii
5
Long Oo
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Long Uu
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Long Vowel Stories & Activities
8
Extra Handwriting Practice 1
Introduction Through my experience working in the field of education, I have met children with severe reading difficulties, and foreign students whose first language is other than English, were unable to pronounce, speak, or read properly. By using this combination of this traditional, direct, and our reading approach method used for 25 years, we have seen and witnessed the results. It is proven to be successful. Those with reading difficulties begin to read with facility. ESL students begin to speak with very good pronunciation. Kindergartners become excellent readers and are A and B students.
Reading is the key to success. My best friend, Martha Elisabeth Jn Baptist Denis, and I have prepared and designated this reading and exercise book for all types of children, teachers, tutors, homeschoolers, and parents. All children will be able to read and succeed in life. We thank God, and we are very thrilled to share this book with you.
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Long Vowel Sounds 3
Say the Long A sound as you name and color the picture!
baby ape bacon
pears
reindeer 4
Say the Long E sound as you name and color the picture!
keys bee
candy
beach cheese 5
sea
Say the Long I sound as you name and color the picture!
mice
light
vine
pie
typewriter 6
Say the Long O sound as you name and color the picture!
home
donuts
tomato boat
bow 7
Say the Long U sound as you name and color the picture!
uniform
cube
unicorn
cute 8
Write the lowercase letter next to the uppercase letter.
A_ B_ C_ D_ E_ F_ G_ H_ I_ J_ K_ L_ M_
N_ O_ P_ Q_ R_ S_ T_ U_ V_ W_ X_ Y_ Z_ 9
Write the uppercase letter next to the lowercase letter.
a_ b_ c_ d_ e_ f_ g_ h_ i_ j_ k_ l_ m_
n_ o_ p_ q_ r_ s_ t_ u_ v_ w_ x_ y_ z_ 10
Long Aa
Aa 11
Long Aa The long Aa sound is what you hear in words like “ate” or “cape.”
te le de pe
a
ate ale ade ape
Write “a” in the blanks, then read.
te
____
le
de
_____
_____
pe
_____
Practice reading Long Aa words. Lady Jane will bake a cake. Saint Amy has an ache. Dave has a date, and Mabel will shave. 12
Read and write the Long Aa words with a silent Ee.
p s g
ale le
____
d h f l r st d____te
p____le
s____le
ate g____te
f____te
r____te
st____te 13
ale pale sale gale g____le date hate fate late rate state l____te
Read and write the Long Aa words with a silent Ee.
f m
ade
fade made
f____de m____de c J m pl
ane
c____ne
cane Jane mane plane
J____ne m____ne pl____ne
Practice reading Long Aa with silent Ee words. Does Dave need braces? These planes like to race over many places. Trace your face with more space. 14
Read and write the Long Aa words with a silent Ee.
f l p r br gr pl sp tr
ace
ce
____
f____ce
l____ce
ace face lace pace race brace grace place space trace p____ce
r____ce br____ce gr____ce pl____ce sp____ce tr____ce 15
Read and write the Long Aa words.
b d g gr h l j M p st
bay day gay gray hay lay jay May pay stay
ay
b____y
d____y
g____y
gr____y
h____y
l____y
j____y
M____y
p____y
st____y 16
Read and write the Long Aa words.
b f fr h j m n s t tr
bail fail frail hail jail mail nail sail tail trail
ail
b____il
f____il
fr____il
h____il
j____il
m____il
n____il
s____il
t____il
tr____il 17
Read and write the Long Aa words.
l m p r
laid maid paid raid
aid
l____id f h l p ch
m____id
p____id
air fair hair lair pair chair
air ir
____
f____ir
h____ir
p____ir
ch____ir 18
r____id
l____ir
Practice reading Long Aa words. Ray will stay and play a game with Jay. If the train is late, Fay will take a bus.
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Read and write the Long Aa words.
r v
ein r____n
fr sl w
rein vein v____n
eigh
eight freight sleigh weight
ght fr____ght sl____gh w____ght
____
Practice reading Long Aa words. Allison has eight cakes. On their date, Jake ate too many baked acorns. It rained on the bay, so we stayed away. 20
Long Ee
Ee 21
Long Ee The long Ee sound is what you hear in words like “eat” or “she.”
eat easy each eve
at asy ach ve
e
Write “e” in the blanks, then read.
at
____
asy
ach
_____
_____
ve
_____
Practice reading Long Ee words. Steve and Sheeska are here each week to eat ice cream. When will they reach the beach? 22
Read and write the Long Ee words.
b f fl fr gl kn p s thr tr
bee fee flee free glee knee pee see three tree
ee
b______
f______
fl______
fr______
gl______
kn______
p______
s______
thr______
tr______ 23
Read and write the Long Ee words.
f h p st wh
eel l
_____
ch d p qu ch_____r
f_____l
h_____l
st_____l
wh_____l
eer d_____r
p_____r 24
eel feel heel peel steel wheel p_____l cheer deer peer queer qu_____r
Read and write the Long Ee words.
bl d f gr h n p r s sp
eed
bleed deed feed greed heed need peed reed seed speed
bl_____d
d_____d
f_____d
gr_____d
h_____d
n_____d
p_____d
r_____d
s_____d
sp_____d 25
Read and write the Long Ee words.
b cr d J k p s sl sw w
eep
beep creep deep Jeep keep peep seep sleep sweep weep
b_____p
cr_____p
d_____p
J_____p
k_____p
p_____p
s_____p
sl_____p
sw_____p w_____p 26
Read and write the Long Ee words.
gr k qu s tw w gr_____n b f gr sw b_____t
een k_____n
qu_____n
tw_____n
w_____n
eet f_____t
gr_____t 27
green keen queen seen tween ween s_____n beet feet greet sweet sw_____t
Read and write the Long Ee words.
d s
eem f_____m
ch g p s ch_____k
deem seem
m_____m
eek g _____k
p_____k
cheek geek peek seek s_____k
Practice reading Long Ee words. We will meet the Queen of Greece while we seek three bees on our cheeks. These bees are sweet to eat... Wait! Bees are not a treat to eat!
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Read and write the Long Ee words.
b m n s tr at
____
fl p s t fl____a
eat b____at
m____at
s____at
tr____at
s____a 29
n____at flea pea sea tea
ea p____a
eat beat meat neat seat treat
t____a
Read and write the Long Ee words.
b p r t
each ach
b____ach
r____ach
t____ach
____
cr dr s t
eam
each beach peach reach teach p____ach
cream dream seam team
cr____am dr____am s____am t____am 30
Practice reading Long Ee words. Each week, we dream we hear the sea with sandy feet. We are happy as we eat peaches on the beach.
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Read and write the Long Ee words.
bab bod bus cit dizz funn happ ick sill sorr bab____
baby body busy city dizzy funny happy icky silly sorry
y
bod____
bus____
cit____
dizz____ funn____ happ____ ick____ sill____
sorr____ 32
Long I i
Ii 33
Long Ii The long Ii sound is what you hear in words like “ice” or “my.”
i
ice ile ike ind
ce le ke nd
Write “i” in the blanks, then read.
ce
____
le
ke
_____
_____
nd
_____
Practice reading Long Ii words. I saw Mike find some ice for the mice! They like playing dice and flying kites. 34
Read and write the Long I i words.
d m n pr r ce
___
b h l tr b___ke
ice d___ce
m___ce
pr___ce
r___ce
ike h___ke
l___ke 35
ice dice mice nice price rice n___ce bike hike like trike tr___ke
Read and write the Long I i words.
f m p sm t wh f___le bl f k m bl___nd
file mile pile smile tile while
ile m___le
p___le
t___le
wh___le
ind f___nd
k___nd 36
sm___le blind find kind mind m___nd
Read and write the Long I i words.
d f l m n p sh sp v wh
ine
d___ne
f___ne
n___ne
p___ne
l___ne
dine fine line mine nine pine shine spine vine whine m___ne
sh___ne sp___ne
v___ne wh___ne 37
Read and write the Long I i words.
b cr dr fl m sh sk sp tr wh
by cry dry fly my shy sky spy try why
y
b____
cr____
dr____
fl____
m____
sh____
sk____
sp____
tr____
wh____ 38
Practice reading Long I i words. Why do I like to lie in rice and look at the sky? It’s nice to get up after some time and go for a bike ride.
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Long Oo
Oo 40
Long Oo The long Oo sound is what you hear in words like “home” or “goat.”
o
at se le w
oat ose ole ow
Write “o” in the blanks, then read.
at
____
se
le
_____
_____
w
_____
Practice reading Long Oo words. Mona jokes and drinks soda at home. One time, she picked roses with a toad from the road. 41
Read and write the Long Oo words.
b bl c g m
oat at
____
l r t unl l____ad
b____at
bl____at
g____at
m____at
oad r____ad
oat boat bloat coat goat moat c____at load road toad unload
t____ad unl____ad 42
Read and write the Long Oo words.
c f g
coal foal goal
oal c____al
banj g n pian s tomat banj____
f____al
g____al banjo go no piano so tomato
o g____
n____
s____
tomat____ 43
pian____
Read and write the Long Oo words.
b gr kn m sl sn b____w
bl gr sh wn
____
ow gr____w
kn____w
sl____w
sn____w
own
bow grow know mow slow snow m____w own blown grown known
bl____wn gr____wn kn____wn 44
Read and write the Long Oo words.
b c f g h s b____ld gh h m p gh____st
old c____ld
f____ld
h____ld
s____ld
ost h____st
m____st 45
bold cold fold gold hold sold g____ld ghost host most post p____st
Read and write the Long Oo words with a silent Ee.
c d h n r sl
ope
c____pe d____pe
h____pe
r____pe
sl____pe
al d f t al____e
f____e 46
n____pe aloe doe foe toe
oe d____e
cope dope hope nope rope slope
t____e
Read and write the Long Oo words with a silent Ee.
gl l pr r gl____be b c m r b____de
obe l____be
globe lobe probe robe
pr____be r____be
ode
bode code mode rode
c____de m____de r____de
Practice reading Long Oo words. I rode a boat around the globe to find my dope coat. 47
Read and write the Long Oo words with a silent Ee.
d gn h
ome
dome gnome home
d____me gn____me h____me cl d h n p r
ose
cl____se d____se
h____se
p____se
r____se 48
close dose hose nose pose rose n____se
Practice reading Long Oo words. I hope I can have a donut and yogurt today. Joan wants me to eat a potato or a tomato, but I said no thank you!
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Long Uu
Uu 50
Long Uu The long Uu sound is what you hear in words like “cube” (Sounds like U) or “juice” (sounds like OO).
u
ube ute ube ue
be te be e
Write “u” in the blanks, then read.
be
____
te
be
_____
_____
Practice reading Long Uu words. The blue mule drank juice while he glued tissues and rubies onto a cute unicorn’s uniform. 51
e
_____
Read and write the Long Uu words.
nicorn niform nit nity se topia
u
nicorn
niform
____
nit
____
gur men tof yo
unicorn uniform unit unity use utopia ____
nity
se
____
____
u
gur____ menu____ tof____ 52
topia
____
guru menu tofu you yo___
Read and write the Long Uu words.
bl br ch cr f gr kn st thr vi
ew
blew brew chew crew few grew knew spew stew view
bl______
br______
ch______
cr______
f______
gr______
kn______
st______
thr______
vi______ 53
Read and write the Long Uu words.
arg bl c cl d gl iss tr und val
ue
argue blue cue clue due glue issue true undue value
arg______
bl______
c______
cl______
d______
gl______
iss______
tr______
und______ val______ 54
Read and write the Long Uu words with a silent Ee.
c l t
ube c____be
c ch fl m ro sal
cube lube tube
l____be
t____be
ute
c____te ch____te fl____te ro____te sal____te 55
cute chute flute mute route salute m____te
Read and write the Long Uu words with a silent Ee.
m r y
ule
m____le imm pr t
r____le
y____le immune prune tune
une
imm____ne h ro
mule rule yule
pr____ne
t____ne
uge h____ge
ro____ge 56
huge rouge
Read and write the Long Uu words.
m n s sp m______n b r sc t b______t
oon n______n
moon noon soon spoon
s______n sp______n
oot r______t
sc______t
boot root scoot toot t______t
Practice reading Long Uu words. A few fruit flew down the chute into a new tube. 57
Read and write the Long Uu words.
b bl br d gl gr l r vr z
oom
boom bloom broom doom gloom groom loom room vroom zoom
b______m bl______m br______m d______m gl______m gr______m l______m vr______m z______m 58
r______m
Practice reading Long Uu words. Take a view at the moon! It’s huge and blue! The universe is so cool!
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Long Vowel Stories & Activities
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Read the long vowel story below. It is fine to stay in line to buy a knife to slice a pie for a thousand dimes. Wow! The price is high, but it’s alright. Oh! It is nine o’clock. Now, it is time to go inside before night. 61
Read the long vowel story below. I have a blue and green raincoat for rainy days. “I want to play,” you say. “We may!” I say. We grab your unicorn rainboots and colorful raincoat. Away we go! 62
Read the long vowel story below. YoYo the goat showed his gold coat to the hopeful doe, Bee. You should know that Yoyo could not smell the roses or tomatoes because he chose to close his nose. Silly YoYo! 63
Read the long vowel story below. Lee the Green Leaf lives on a tree near me! On the street one morning. Steve the Breeze came to meet Lee. Lee is strong, he’s not weak. He he! See you next year, breezy breeze! 64
Review Long Vowels Read each word out loud.
baby see kite rose cake meet mine donut rain feed mice music plane tree shine mule day piece go pew they candy home feud weigh beach toe you pale peel boat menu face sight snow unit make bike cold boot late nine post tune mail light rope spoon me pine globe flute 65
Unscramble the letters to write the correct words.
teki
ebahc
wbo
____
____
____
66 kite beach bow
Unscramble the letters to write the correct words.
rutif
meil
wobl
____
____
____
67 fruit lime bowl
Unscramble the letters to write the correct words.
ckea
rife
ypaph
____
____
____
68 cake fire happy
Unscramble the letters to write the correct words.
wosn
laim
neip
____
____
____
69 snow
pine
Extra Handwriting Practice
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 1
2
3
1 2 2 1
3
1 2
1
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 2 1
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them.
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 2 1
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 2
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 2 1
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them. 1
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them.
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Practice writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters below. Say them out loud as you write them.
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The Phonics Series by Vernada Thomas helps young learners with their reading and comprehension of words and sounds. Phonics Book 1: Short Vowels with Digraphs uses a combination of traditional, direct, and unique reading exercises. The exercises within this book contain letter matching, learning alphabet sounds (with an online audio component), practicing handwriting, reading short sentences and paragraphs, writing in missing letters, short vowel digraphs, consonant digraphs, word scrambles, and (of course!) coloring!
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