Vowels and CVC Words

Links verified on 7/31/09

An adult might need to explain some instructions to 1st Grade students for the activities below

1. 3 Letter House - spelling patterns with CVC words generated randomly, select an ending and a vowel
2. Chicken Stacker - try to stack five hens by clicking on words with the featured vowel in them
3. CVC Maker - create words and sound them out.
4. CVC Pop - click on the correct matches so they fall into the gray collector
5. Drag and Drop - Read the CVC word, then drag the picture that matches the word in the box.
6. Drag and Spell - Drag a vowel sound into the slot to spell the word correctly. Use the slow/fast slider to increase the challenge. Drag the vowels to finish the words before your time runs out.
7. Grubby Pup - a short U song [ not a game]
8. Long A sound - drag pictures with long a sound into box
9. Long E sound - drag pictures with long e sound into box
10. Long I sound - drag pictures with long i sound into box
11. Long O sound - drag pictures with long o sound into box
12. Long U sound - drag pictures with long u sound into box
13. Long and Short Vowel Match - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same [scroll down to find the game]
14. Long Vowels - poems and activities about long vowels and digraphs
15. Long Vowels - Show what you know about the different long vowel sounds.
16. Long Vowel Sounds e, u - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word.
17. Long Vowel Sounds a, i, o - Identify the long vowel sounds in each word.
18. Long Vowel Words - Find the short and long vowel words that match the pictures.
19. Magic Pencil - see, and hear, animation of c-v-c words using the following; n, g, d, m, p, a, e, i, o, and u
20. Make a Word - drag the vowels to make real words with Clifford the Big Red Dog
21. Missing Sounds - Type out the word with the missing vowel in place
22. Online Stories - Starfall - per vowel sound to practice reading
23. Phonics-Word Builder - Three dozen different combining sound activities are available in the following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels, beginning consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended, and then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the activity.
24. Picture Match - [don't enter your whole name] choose short vowel sounds or long vowel sounds and match pictures to their beginning letter sounds by sorting them into boxes
25. Poem Pack - Ten colorful, animated poems with voice over and activities. Each poem deals with a different long vowel sound. .
26. Pounce on the Word that Matches the Sound - Students hear a word and click on the CVC word they sound out that matches the word that was said.
27. Put it on the Shelf - Sound out CVC words and match with correct picture.
28. Short A - practice index; click on a red dot; self checking
29. Short E -practice index; click on a red dot; self checking
30. Short I - practice index; click on a red dot; self checking
31. Short O - practice index; click on a red dot; self checking
32. Short U - practice index; click on a red dot; self checking
33. Short Vowel Practice - select correct spelling of word
34. Short Vowel Words - Find the short vowel words that match the pictures.
35. Short Vowel Words - Scroll down near the bottom and select the vowel. Use the phonics and sight words to make sentences
36. Short or Long Vowel Words - Find the words that match the pictures.
37. Sloppy Pop - short O song [not a game]
38. Snap It - How well do you know your long vowel sounds? Your chance to beat the clock and collect the snaps. When you see a pair click Snap! But don't get Snap happy - if you get it wrong, you lose a point
39. Vowel Boot Camp - song (need Quicktime)
40. Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture
41. Whirlyword Machine - a 'fruit machine' that makes 3 letter CVC words (3 levels of play)
42. Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures
43. Word Family Sort - [don't type your real name] Click on a vowel to begin, then sort words according to their family. Students can read the words they see and create sentences with them once back at their desks.
44. Words and Pictures - Activities with vowel blends: oo, ee, ay, igh, and silent e with long vowels. Audio, poems, activities and worksheets
45. Write a Postcard - Help Salty Sam with his vowels. In the first sentence, click on the focus phonemes. When you have got them all right, the next sentence appears but this time there are gaps in the words. Drag the vowel phoneme with the correct spelling into the gap in the word.