Short Vowel Word Work Worksheets for 1st Grade

CVC & Short Vowel words can be tricky for young readers to identify and blend. Have your students begging for word work time with this engaging short vowel phonics activity, perfect for building both reading and spelling skills! Students will love being "word detectives" while searching for short vowel patterns to highlight.

These Highlight & Record passages help beginning readers practice targeted phonics skills, in context- decoding, fluency, sorting, and writing all in one! This literacy activity has students read sentences and short stories while highlighting the targeted short vowel sounds/word families. Then, they can sort the words by spelling pattern and record their answers.

All sentences use basic sight words and decodable text (mainly CVC words) to help build independent readers.

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This Short Vowel Word Work Activity Includes:

✅ Focused/Single sound practice

✅ Mixed sound practice (for word sorting)

✅ Review at both the sentence and story level

✅ Mini Anchor Charts (1 per short vowel sound)

✅ Answer Keys

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Suggested Uses:

✎ Small group word work practice on targeted sounds

✎ Homework, Morning Work, Station Work

✎ Supplement Word Sorting & Spelling Programs

✎ Whole group phonics lessons while projected on the board

✎ Intervention for struggling readers

✎ Neon GLOW Day Activity- just add black lights :)

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Want to know what other teachers are saying?

❤️ "Anytime my students can use highlighters they love the activity! I love that these work on words that they are learning, know, and can read!!"

❤️ "Great addition to Word Work activities! I can use it whole class on the Smartboard or in small groups, kids love highlighters!"

❤️ "My students love completing these. They have no idea how much skill practice they are doing while they have fun. Words are used in context, not in isolation, so it's also more meaningful."

❤️ "This is an amazing unit! I am so pleased with my purchase. What I love the most is that my children with special needs can READ these passages. They are using the skills taught in our phonics class. It is beautiful to see them read independently. They love highlighting the words that belong in the word family! WOW!"

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This set is just one part of my best selling Highlight & Record Word Work Bundle which includes phonics activities for:

⭐ Short Vowels

⭐ Blends and Digraphs

⭐ Long Vowels

⭐ R Controlled Vowels

⭐ Diphthongs & Vowel Teams (Advanced Patterns)

⭐ Phonics Freebie

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Enjoy!

Kayla