Contents Spell Short A 16 “M” or “N”? 72 Spell Short E 17 “V” or “W”? 74 Spell Numbers 14 18 “D” or “T”? 76 Review 16 19 Spell with Double Letters 78 Spell Short 20 20 Spell Action Words 80 Spell Short o 26 Review 82 Spell Short u 32 21 Spell with “–Ed” Endings 86 Spell Color Words 38 22 Spell with “– ng” Endings 90 Review 40 23 Spell with “–Ly” Endings 94 Spell Long A 44 24 Spell Animal Words 96 Spell Long e and 48 Review 98 10 Spell Long o and u 52 25 Spell Plurals 102 11 Spell Opposites 56 26 People Words with “–Er” 106 Review 58 27 Comparing Words 110 12 “C” or “K”? 64 28 More People 112 13 “B” or “D”? 66 Review 114 14 “B” or “P”? 68 Answers 120 15 “S” or “Z”? 70 Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:36 PM Spell Short a Slide Words Let’s make words that have a short a sound DRAW a line between each picture and the ending that matches Then WRITE the first letter of each word ram at ap an Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:38 PM Spell Short a Fast Words Can you SAY this sentence three times fast? Try it! Pat’s fat cat sat Now WRITE your own sentence Use these words or other short a words You can use words more than once Then SAY the sentence three times fast! ran and the ram man Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:39 PM Spell Short a Letter Ladder Let’s make more words with the short a sound IDENTIFY the pictures on the ladder Then WRITE the words next to the pictures HINT: You can change just one letter to make each new word ram a a a 4 Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:41 PM Spell Short a Around We Go! CIRCLE the things that have a short a sound WRITE the words with short a on the lines Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:43 PM Spell Short a Make It Rhyme CIRCLE the picture that makes a rhyme WRITE the rhyming word in the space The ram eats a The fan cools the The hat is on the Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:44 PM Spell Short a Space Walk Words Make three-letter words with short a START on a blue planet GO to the green planet Then GO to another blue planet Example: bat c b a t s r g WRITE the words here Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:45 PM Copyright © 2009 by Sylvan Learning, Inc All rights reserved Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com Created by Smarterville Productions LLC Producer: TJ Trochlil McGreevy Producer & Editorial Direction: The Linguistic Edge Writer: Sandy Damashek Cover and Interior Illustrations: Duendes del Sur Layout and Art Direction: SunDried Penguin Art Manager: Adina Ficano First Edition ISBN: 978-0-375-43025-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2, New York, New York 10019 or e-mail specialmarkets@randomhouse.com PRINTED IN CHINA 10 Sylvan_9780375430251_lay_r1.indd 4/2/09 12:58:36 PM