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Fill the Story: Long-Vowel Families

Read the story. Put each word where it makes sense.

  • Word Maze: Long-Vowel Families

    Follow words like kind, cold, and most through the maze. Short-vowel look-alikes block the way.

    Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 3.8
  • Word Pop: Long-Vowel Families

    Pop the closed-syllable words with a long vowel, like find, cold, and most. Skip look-alikes like fist and cost.

    Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 3.8
  • Word Sort: Short or Long?

    Sort closed-syllable words: regular short vowels (lost) or the long-vowel families (most, kind, cold).

    Short Vowels & Closed SyllablesDE 3.8

About this skill

Practice reading and spelling words where one vowel is closed in by a consonant, so the vowel usually makes its short sound.

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For teachers and families

Learning Path level
DE 3.8 Closed-Syllable Exceptions & Advanced Patterns
Game type
Missing Word