What the Teacher Needs to Know about Feature C: Word Families and Short Vowels (Description pp 120 124, Word Lists pp. 205 207) Word families are groups of words that share the same rime, like -at. The 37 most common rimes are found on page 98 of Word Journeys. Words found within word families differ only in their onset (rat, sat). If this feature is examined by studying same vowel word families (at, an, ap), students can apply their knowledge of beginning and ending consonants studied in Feature A. If this feature is examined by studying word families with different vowels (ap, ip, op), students shift their focus to the short vowel sound. A combination of these two ways at looking at words should be used as you are working with your students on Feature C. For students to understand short vowels, have them isolate the vowel sound by separating one word element at a time. Example: fat at a pig ig i Make sure the students feel, see and hear the placement of their tongue, lips and mouth when saying the short vowel sounds.
Feature C Sort 1c fat man pat tan that fan ran brat than cat fat man pat tan that fan ran brat than cat
Feature C Sort 1c at fat pat brat that cat an man tan than fan ran Transfer Words: bat, hat, can, pan
Feature C Sort 2c fad nag nap sag sap brag tap mad pad snag fad nag nap sag sap brag tap mad pad snag
Feature C Sort 2c ad ag ap fad nag nap mad sag sap pad brag tap snag Transfer Words: bad, had, rag, tag, lap, map
Feature C Sort 3c bit bin rip fig tip grin twig pit spin chip bit bin rip fig tip grin twig pit spin chip
Feature C Sort 3c it in ip ig bit bin rip fig pit grin tip twig spin chip Transfer Words: fit, tin, dip, dig
Feature C Sort 4c job pop got blot shop slot crop mob spot bob job pop got blot shop slot crop mob spot bob
Feature C Sort 4c ob op ot job pop got mob shop blot bob crop slot spot Transfer Words: cob, sob, hop, stop, cot, hot
Feature C Sort 5c led men yet bet then let hen red fed wet led men yet bet then let hen red fed wet
Feature C Sort 5c ed en et led men yet red then let fed hen wet bet Transfer Words: wed, bed, den, ten, net, get
Feature C Sort 6c club hug bun hut drug stub snug run shut cut club hug bun hut drug stub snug run shut cut
Feature C Sort 6c ub ug un ut club hug bun hut stub drug run shut snug cut Transfer Words: cub, bug, gun, nut
Feature C Sort 7c nap snip shop slip crop sap flap grip snap chop nap snip shop slip crop sap flap grip snap chop
Feature C Sort 7c ap ip op nap snip shop flap slip crop snap grip chop sap Transfer Words: cap, clap, ship, drip, stop, top
Feature C Sort 8c chat net rot blot brat not fret met that dot chat net rot blot brat not fret met that dot
Feature C Sort 8c at et ot chat fret rot brat net blot that met not dot Transfer Words: hat, rat, wet, pet, cot, pot
Feature C Sort 9c drag big jog drug tug brag fig hug sag hog drag big jog drug tug brag fig hug sag hog
Feature C Sort 9c ag ig og ug drag big jog drug brag fig hog tug sag hug Transfer Words: flag, wig, frog, plug
Feature C Sort 10c van pen grin fun spun when thin pan ran fin van pen grin fun spun when thin pan ran fin
Feature C Sort 10c an en in un van pen grin fun ran when fin spun pan thin Transfer Words: can, hen, twin, sun
Feature C Sort 11c flash rim king sip lamp tank pink sang trip plan flash rim king sip lamp tank pink sang trip plan
Feature C Sort 11c short a flash lamp tank sang plan short i rim king sip pink trip Transfer Words: bat, bat, bib, wig
Feature C Sort 12c nest not sob shop belt went step stop drop shed nest not sob shop belt went step stop drop shed
Feature C Sort 12c short e nest belt went step shed short o not sob shop stop drop Transfer Words: peg, jet, mop, pot
Feature C Sort 13c fast rip jump pup bring such cash hunt bank lift fast rip jump pup bring such cash hunt bank lift
Feature C Sort 13c short a short i short u fast rip jump cash bring pup bank lift such hunt Transfer words: map, man, bib, wig, run, gum
Feature C Sort 14c mad met glad that yet bend rang crept then path mad met glad that yet bend rang crept then path
Feature C Sort 14c short a mad glad that rang path short e met yet bend crept then Transfer words: man, tag, pen, net
Feature C Sort 15c melt mist limp which west let send spit milk rent melt mist limp which west let send spit milk rent
Feature C Sort 15c short e melt west let send rent short i mist limp which spit milk Transfer words: stem, dress, spill, skip
Feature C Sort 16c if rob drink film fond fist pond trot inch stomp if rob drink film fond fist pond trot inch stomp
Feature C Sort 16c short i if drink film fist inch short o rob fond pond trot stomp Transfer Words: sink, hill, lot, mob
Feature C Sort 17c romp snug shut drop blot just club rot us mob romp snug shut drop blot just club rot us mob
Feature C Sort 17c short o romp drop blot rot mob short u snug shut just club us