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Name                                                                                                                Date                                                         
Lesson 1-1
Blending Consonants with the Short and Long Vowel a, and Endings
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   d    g    m   n    s   x   t
   ce    de    ke   te    me   re    se
Choose endings from the boxes to make words from the short and long blends below.
1.  b            -   a             ba (short)                        bad (short)                     
9.  b           -   a             ba (long)                         bake (long)                   
10.  b          -   a             ba                                                         ___              
2.  b            -   a             ba                                                         ___                 
3.  d            -   a             da                                                        ______       
11.  d          -   a             da                                                      ______         
12.  d           -   a             da                                                                                                               
4.  d            -   a             da                                                                                                              
5.  f             -   a              fa                                                                                13.  f             -   a              fa                                                              _                
6.  f             -   a              fa                                                                                             14.  f             -   a             fa                                                                                           
7.  h            -  a              ha                                                                               
15.  h            -  a              ha                                                                              
8.  h            -  a              ha                                                                                                                         
16.  h            -  a              ha                                                                                                                     
RHYMING WORDS: Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with your words above.
1._______________________  ____________________________ 2. _________________________  _________________________
3._______________________  ____________________________ 4. _________________________  _________________________
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Name                                                                                                                Date                                                         
Level D   Lesson 1-1
Blending  Consonants with the Short and Long Vowel a, and Endings
Choose endings from the boxes to make short and long vowel words below.
Long:      te        ke         de          ge        me        ne
Short:   d         g           m           n           s           x          t
  1.  j           -      a             ja                                                                                       2.  j           -      a             ja                                                                            
  3.  l           -      a             la                                                                            
  4.  l           -      a             la                                                                          
  6.  m         -      a            ma                                                                        
  5.  m         -      a            ma                                                                     
  8.  n           -     a             na                                                                       
  7.  n           -     a             na                                                                        
10.  p            -    a             pa                                                                       
  9.  p            -    a             pa                                                                       
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RHYMING WORDS:
Choose your words from above to rime.
1.                               ________                 ___________                              2. ________________________   __________________________
3.________________________  ___________________________ 4.  ________________________   __________________________ 
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Name                                                                                                                             Date                                            
Blending Consonants with the Short and Long Vowel a, and Endings  
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Choose endings from the boxes to make short and long vowel words below.
b    d    g    m     n    s     t     x
  te        ke       ve         de        ge       
  1. r           -      a             ra                                                                                    
  2.  r           -      a             ra                                                                                    
  4.  s           -      a             sa                                                                          
  3.  s           -      a             sa                                                                         
  5.  t           -      a             ta                                                                                       6.  t           -      a              ta                                                                                    
  7.  w           -      a           wa               _____                                                  8.  w           -      a             wa                                                                         
CONTEXT CLUES Fill in the blanks.
7. The boy                                                     stamps.
8. She will                                                     into the water.
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Level D   Lesson  4-1
Blending Consonants with the Vowel Digraph ai and Final Consonants
CVVC Rule: When-two vowels are walking (clap), first one does the talking (clap), second one is silent (clap), and first one is long (clap, clap).
Vowel Digraphs:  Two vowels, one sound, that's when a vowel digraph is found.
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Final Consonants:    d         l          n         r          t 
Directions: Blend the vowel digraph ai and choose a final consonant to makea word.  Use your dictionary to check your spelling.
                                                      Blends                     Words
  1. b -  ai                                          bai                                                          
  2. b -  ai                                          bai                                                          
  3. f -  ai                                           fai                                                             
  4. g -  ai                                          gai                                                           
  5. h -  ai                                          hai                                                         
  6. j -   ai                                          jai                                                             
  7. l -   ai                                          lai                                                             
  8. v -  ai                                          vai                                                            
  9. w - ai                                          wai                                                         
10.p -  ai                                           pai                                                         
The fish were not fair, because they did not bite his bait.  He grew long hair as the fish made him wait.
11. What made him wait?                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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Name                                                                                                                Date                                                        
Lesson D4-2
 Blending Consonant Blends with the Vowel Digraph ai and Final Consonants
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Vowel Digraphs -Two vowels, one sound, that's when a vowel digraph is found.
Final Consonants:  d          l         n
Directions: Rhyme the vowel digraph ai with the consonants below.  Then, choose a final consonant to make a word.
                                     Blends                             Words
1.qu - ai                         quai                                                                
2. r  - ai                          rai                                                                    
3. s  - ai                         sai                                                                   
4. t  - ai                          tai                                                                       
5. m - ai                        mai                                                                   
6. p  - ai                         pai                                                                     
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Visualize
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Directions: Fill in the blanks with words that fit the definition  and the vowel ai digraph from above.
 7. When letters and post cards are sent.                                                                                                           
 8. When money owed has been received.                                                                                                          
 9. When suffering from the feeling of hurt.                                                                                                          
10. When water drops from the clouds.                                                                                                                 
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Blending Consonant Blends with the Vowel Digraph ay and Final Consonants
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CVVC Rule:  When - two vowels are walking (clap), first one does thetalking (clap),  second one is silent (clap), first one is long (clap, clap).
Vowel Digraphs:  Two vowels, one sound, that's when a vowel digraph is found.
Beginning Consonants:  b      d        f       g      h       k        l       m       p       r      s      w         x         z
Directions:  Rhyme the vowel digraph ay with an initial consonant above tomake a word that you know.  Then, write the words that you select on the lines.                                    
                                                Blends                                  Words
 1. ay                                         b     ay                                   bay                                  
 2. ay                                                ay                                                                           
 3. ay                                                ay                                                                            
 4. ay                                                ay                                                                           
 5. ay                                                ay                                                _                         
 6. ay                                                 ay                                                                            
 7. ay                                                 ay                                                                          
 8. ay                                                 ay                                                                          
Directions: Write sentences using (2) two of your above words.
1. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________                                                                                                                    _________   
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