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Pets Short /I/ Words Worksheets

By: Author Alecia

Categories Literacy, Letter Sounds, Short vowel, Themes

We are halfway through the short vowel words section of our teaching phonics series. Woot! If you are just stumbling across this series, then let’s play catch up real quick. We have spoken about how and when it’s best to be teaching phonics, our favorite phonics apps and songs as well as a free short vowels chart. I have also shared a set of free letter sounds cards as well as farm short /a/ words worksheets and a set of ocean animals short /e/ words worksheets.

These hands-on pets short /i/ words worksheets are perfect for a beginning reader! Using short /i/ word families makes it easier!

Pets Short /i/ Words Worksheets

Just a quick reminder: this series teaches all the short vowel sounds with the help of word families. And because we are looking at the short /i/ words, all the words will end in one of the following:

  • -ib
  • -id
  • -ig
  • -im
  • -in
  • -ip
  • -it
  • -ix

What You Need

Please note that affiliate links are used below to help you find everything that I mentioned. 

To create this activity for your kids, you need a few things first. The worksheets can be found at the end of the post. Simply click the box that says CLICK TO GET YOUR DOWNLOAD.

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Pet Books for Your Kids to Read

 The Perfect Pet National Geographic Kids Everything Pets: Furry facts, photos, and fun-unleashed! Biscuit Visits the Doctor Pet Show! (Picture Puffins) National Geographic Kids Amazing Pets Sticker Activity Book: Over 1,000 Stickers! Oh, the Pets You Can Get!: All About Our Animal Friends (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library) How to Draw Pets (Dover How to Draw)

 

How To Use The pets Short /i/ Words Worksheets

Now that you have gathered everything you need follow the instructions below to get started.

  1. Print the pages on printing paper and then use a paper trimmer to cut out the cards.
  2. Decide on the two word families you will be working on as well as what version you will be using. Gather all the cards and mats needed

The Simpler Version

This version allows your child to sort the vowel sounds by looking at both the word and the picture. The word family endings are also in red to make it more obvious.

These hands-on pets short /i/ words worksheets are perfect for a beginning reader! Using short /i/ word families makes it easier!

The Challenging Version

If your child finds the simpler version too simple then this version is perfect. In order to do this activity your child has to:

  • pick a picture card with no words (from the 2 sets you decided on previously)
  • think about what word family it belongs to and find the matching sheet
  • write the word on that mat.

These hands-on pets short /i/ words worksheets are perfect for a beginning reader! Using short /i/ word families makes it easier!

If your child is not at the level to write, and that’s perfectly normal, then simply have them stamp the words with stamps. They can even use letter tiles to help.

Other Ways To Use This Pack

You can also allow your child to match the picture cards with the words. Simply use the spelling tiles, or write the short a words on post-its or strips of paper. Have them sound out the word and find the correct picture.

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