★ Phonics 2 · Short Vowels

Short Vowel Spells

Eight magical units of CVC word families. Sound them out, blend them up, brew them in the cauldron. Each unit unlocks a new short-vowel sound.

a
cat
i
pig
u
bug
e
hen
o
pop
a
★ Unit 1
Short Vowel a
-at-ap-an
rat, bat, pat, nap, cap, map, can, pan, fan
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a
★ Unit 2
Short Vowel a · more
-ad-ag-am
dad, sad, mad, bag, tag, wag, ram, ham, dam
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i
★ Unit 3
Short Vowel i
-ig-it-in
dig, big, wig, hit, pit, kit, pin, fin, bin
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i
★ Unit 4
Short Vowel i · more
-id-ip-ix
lid, kid, rip, lip, dip, tip, fix, mix, six
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Mid-Term Review · Units 1–4 (a + i)
Recap every word so far, then mix short a and short i across all six rimes in the review games.
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u
★ Unit 5
Short Vowel u
-ug-ud-um
mug, tug, bug, rug, bud, mud, gum, hum
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u
★ Unit 6
Short Vowel u · more
-ut-ub-un
cut, hut, tub, rub, cub, bun, sun, run
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e
★ Unit 7
Short Vowel e
-ed-et-en
wed, red, jet, pet, wet, ten, pen, hen
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o
★ Unit 8
Short Vowel o
-og-ot-op
log, jog, fog, dot, hot, pot, top, pop, hop
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Final Review · Units 1–8 (all five short vowels)
The big one — recap every word family from all eight units, then test it all in the review games.
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How a Phonics 2 unit works

Each unit follows the same magic recipe: introduce the vowel sound → blend three target words → chant the word family → read a mini story → play review games. Three rimes per unit, three words per rime — 8 to 9 words total. Each word has a picture so the meaning sticks, and Sarah's voice plays every sound when tapped.