Unit Lists
Please click on a Unit and it will take you to that page. Practice the ten words, Tricky Words, and sentences.
Short vowels and consonant digraphs
Consonant blends and Magic e
More long vowels
More long vowels
Other vowel sounds and suffix -ed
Prefixes, suffixes, and more
Unit 1
/a/ Word Families:
ad, ap, at
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
cat | Dad |
nap | lap |
mad | had |
hat | at |
sat | map |
the | is | my |
on | a | |
The cat is on my lap. |
The cat had a nap. |
Unit 2
/a/ Word Families:
ack, am, an
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
can | sack |
jam | Pam |
back | pack |
ran | van |
Sam | am |
I | like | and |
| | |
Sam and Pam like jam. |
I like my backpack. |
Unit 3
/i/ Word Families:
ix, in, ick
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
win | thick |
big | with |
pick | fix |
pin | thin |
six | kick |
likes | to | this |
he | | |
This is a big hat. |
Pam likes to kick. |
Unit 4
/o/ Word Families:
ock, op, ot
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
top | got |
rock | hop |
wish | lock |
Mom | not |
shop | hot |
they | went | |
| | |
They went to the big rock. |
They got on the ship. |
Unit 5
/e/ Word Families:
ell, et, en
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
wet | yet |
then | hen |
yes | get |
tell | well |
red | when |
she | do | we |
| | |
Do we like pets? Yes! |
When did she get this shell? |
Unit 6
/u/ Word Families:
ug, un, ut
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
fun | but |
bug | ducks |
cubs | cut |
hug | sun |
run | shut |
two | helps | |
| | |
She has two ducks. |
She helps with the cubs. |
Unit 7
Short vowel review:
a, e, i, o, u
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
chin | quit |
has | such |
which | quack |
chop | hops |
hens | much |
too | me | for |
| | |
That cat is too quick for me. |
I cut my chin on the rocks. |
Unit 8
Open Syllables:
e, i, o, y
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
me | I |
hi | he |
my | why |
she | shy |
no | go |
many | there | zoo |
| | |
Why did so many kids go to the zoo? |
He and she can go there with me. |
Unit 9
Sound of all:
all
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
ball | path |
yes | did |
all | call |
tall | him |
them | wall |
over | see | cannot |
| | |
I can hit the ball over the wall. |
Did you see him fall in the hall? |
Unit 10
Double Consonants:
ff, ll, ss
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
bell | off |
will | hiss |
puff | huff |
miss | pass |
doll | sell |
as | have | egg |
| | |
They will huff and puff as they go. |
The egg fell. It was a big mess. |
Unit 11
s blends:
sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
skip | sled |
step | small |
slam | stuff |
spot | swim |
snack | spin |
what | you | down |
| | |
What did you spill? |
We will sled down the hill. |
Unit 12
l blends:
bl, cl, fl, gl, pl
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
glad | class |
black | club |
clock | fly |
plug | flop |
flip | cliff |
said | now | our |
| | |
Now our flag flaps on the hill. |
She said not to go up to the cliff. |
Unit 13
r blends:
br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
grass | truck |
brick | grin |
drop | cry |
press | trip |
frog | try |
under | into | |
| | |
The frog hops into the grass |
The crab runs under the truck. |
Unit 14
Final blends:
nd, nt, sk, st
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
hand | just |
end | went |
must | fast |
send | best |
desk | ask |
about | some | |
| | |
The ants ran about in the sand. |
The class went to see some big jets. |
Unit 15
Final ng and nk:
ng and nk
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
thank | song |
sang | drink |
thing | flying |
bank | bring |
think | resting |
want | along | |
| | |
We want to sing along with you. |
I think Dad is resting. |
Unit 16
Long a with silent e:
a_e
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
gave | made |
bag | safe |
name | wag |
tape | plate |
plan | snake |
where | was | very |
| | |
Nate said, “Where did you go?” |
“I was very late,” said Kate. |
Unit 17
Long i and o with silent e:
i_e & o_e
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
rope | home |
bike | ride |
five | close |
hope | closing |
write | writing |
would | o’clock | your |
| | |
Would you let me ride your bike? |
The shop will close at five o’clock. |
Unit 18
Long u, and soft c & g:
u_e, ce, and ge
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
cute | ice |
nice | cage |
page | face |
place | racing |
use | chasing |
from | her | little |
| | |
She got her cute little pup from me. |
We will race to the lake. |
Unit 19
Long e:
ee and e_e
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
help | need |
see | resting |
keep | sleep |
next | feelings |
these | green |
their | soon | |
| | |
Their big tree is very green. |
I feel like going to sleep soon. |
Unit 20
Long e Vowel Team:
ea
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
eat | dream |
read | melting |
neat | team |
left | reach |
real | meaning |
our | listen | |
| | |
I will eat with our team. |
We will listen while you read. |
Unit 21
Long a Vowel Teams:
ai, ay
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
wait | say |
day | paint |
train | staying |
tail | afraid |
play | waiting |
saw | give | |
| | |
We saw a very fast train. |
Did you give her the mail? |
Unit 22
Long o Vowel Teams:
oa and ow
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
boat | grow |
soap | know |
road | coat |
low | yellow |
show | float |
could | done | are |
| | |
We went to see the boat. |
Could we float on these tubes? |
Unit 23
Long i Vowel Teams:
ie and igh
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
night | pie |
lie | light |
right | high |
tied | might |
tight | tries |
one | lives | |
| | |
One night I saw a big boat. |
Nate lives right down that road. |
Unit 24
Long i and o spellings:
ild, ind, and old
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
kind | find |
old | hold |
child | mild |
climb | both |
most | roll |
himself | look | wind |
| | |
Look at that child climbing the tree by himself. |
Mr. I did not mind the cold wind. |
Unit 25
Long u Teams:
ew, ue, and ui
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
blue | fruit |
new | drew |
true | juice |
suit | few |
threw | chewing |
how | house | put |
| | |
Their new house is just up the road. |
How do you put the lid on this juice? |
Unit 26
Final y with long e sound
y /e/
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
funny | baby |
easy | pretty |
tiny | sleepy |
snowy | lucky |
puppy | windy |
story | work | here |
| | |
The story was about a baby bunny. |
Does that lady work here? |
Unit 27
Two sounds of suffix -ed:
/ed/ & /d/
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
waited | played |
filled | folded |
climbed | mailed |
needed | stayed |
rested | showed |
of | wash | friends |
| | |
My friend showed me lots of maps. |
Matt loaded all the wash by himself. |
Unit 28
The third sound of suffix -ed:
/t/
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
locked | named |
missed | wished |
liked | reached |
hoped | raced |
fixed | closed |
out | before | took |
| | |
He was locked out before we got there. |
He thanks us as he took the key. |
Unit 29
R-controlled vowels:
ar & or
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
car | storm |
for | large |
morning | smart |
farm | born |
yard | starting |
hello | heard | come |
| | |
She said hello this morning. |
I heard the truck come into the barn. |
Unit 30
More /or/ spellings:
oor, ore, our
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
more | four |
door | horse |
store | your |
floor | before |
pour | chore |
who | words | ever |
| | |
Who said these words are hard? |
Did you ever ride a horse? |
Unit 31
Two /er/ spellings:
ir & ur
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
bird | curly |
girl | hurt |
burn | first |
shirt | nurse |
turning | thirsty |
move | warm | |
| | |
That girl can move very fast. |
The birds are trying to keep warm. |
Unit 32
New spellings for /u/ and /er/:
o & er
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
mother | sister |
from | love |
done | brother |
winter | come |
never | some |
water | father | does |
| | |
My father will get us some water. |
Does she have another sister? |
Unit 33
One sound for oo:
oo
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
boot | choose |
too | food |
room | spoon |
soon | goose |
cool | tooth |
eyes | again | around |
| | |
Her eyes got wide when her tooth came loose. |
The goose flew around the pool again. |
Unit 34
Two spellings for oo:
oo & u
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
put | good |
pull | look |
stood | cook |
book | push |
full | looked |
through | head | |
| | |
Who keeps peeking through the door? |
Pull that hood over your head. |
Unit 35
Diphthongs:
ow /ou/ & ou
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
now | out |
loud | down |
how | found |
sound | cow |
brown | house |
can’t | don’t | shoes |
| | |
A mouse can’t count. |
Cows don’t have shoes. |
Unit 36
More diphthongs:
oi & oy
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
boy | enjoy |
coin | noise |
boil | toy |
join | voice |
spoiled | point |
people | together | |
| | |
Those boys are always together. |
Some people don’t like noise. |
Unit 37
A new vowel sound:
au & aw
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
saw | fault |
draw | because |
yawn | paw |
pause | crawl |
cause | lawn |
near | across | should |
| | |
We should not run across this lawn. |
I will draw a tree near the house. |
Unit 38
Contractions:
isn’t
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
she’s | don’t |
there’s | I’m |
haven’t | isn’t |
they’ll | what’s |
he’ll | wasn’t |
won’t | guess | sure |
| | |
I’m sure that you can’t guess my name. |
She won’t be in class today. |
Unit 39
Consonant blends:
scr, spl, spr, str
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
spring | straw |
scream | split |
splash | spray |
street | scrape |
scrub | string |
ready | were | behind |
| | |
After a cold winter, we were ready for spring. |
Nate stood behind the screen door. |
Unit 40
Compound Words:
fire - fighter
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
sunset | downhill |
evergreen | nighttime |
flashlight | grandmother |
somebody | campground |
wingspan | firefighter |
enough | through | |
| | |
We had enough firewood for the campsite. |
This flashlight shines through my hand. |
Unit 41
New suffixes:
-ful & -ly
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
helpful | hardly |
lonely | awful |
gladly | useful |
thankful | suddenly |
slowly | careful |
talking | hurry | |
| | |
Talking Tess is always helpful. |
If you hurry, you may not be careful. |
Unit 42
Prefixes:
re- & un-
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
replay | unpack |
unkind | retell |
reheat | unhappy |
undo | unlock |
reread | refill |
thought | school | learned |
| | |
I learned to tie and untie my shoes at school. |
I thought we should refill the water jug. |
Unit 43
Comparative suffixes:
-er & -est
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
faster | faster |
quicker | quickest |
closer | smallest |
best | better |
taller | later |
worse | worst | |
| | |
That storm was the worst one this winter. |
My foot feels worse today, not better. |
Unit 44
Consonant plus le:
le
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
able | apple |
table | little |
juggling | candle |
title | struggle |
pebble | stable |
even | goes | |
| | |
The cradle goes there by the table. |
Jim can even juggle in a boat. |
Unit 45
Short e:
ea /e/
Words:
Tricky Words:
Sentences:
head | ready |
bread | weather |
feather | breath |
heavy | instead |
spread | meadow |
walk | care | |
| | |
We walk home when the weather is nice. |
Take care not to hit your head. |