Let me work through this Color by Code worksheet step by step. I need to identify the vowel sound in each word and match it to the color code.
Color Code:
- long a = black
- short a = blue
- long e = gray
- short e = green
- long u = yellow
- short u = white
Let me go through each word:
1.
step - short e → green
2.
web - short e → green
3.
smell - short e → green
4.
gem - short e → green
5.
pain - long a (ai) → black
6.
play - long a (ay) → black
7.
eight - long a (eigh) → black
8.
shade - long a (a_e) → black
9.
key - long e (ey) → gray
10.
beach - long e (ea) → gray
11.
meet - long e (ee) → gray
12.
cube - long u (u_e) → yellow
13.
chief - long e (ie) → gray
14.
he - long e → gray
15.
waist - long a (ai) → black
16.
flew - long u (ew) → yellow
17.
eat - long e (ea) → gray
18.
spray - long a (ay) → black
19.
grain - long a (ai) → black
20.
cub - short u → white
21.
shut - short u → white
22.
hey - long e (ey) → gray
23.
thief - long e (ie) → gray
24.
steam - long e (ea) → gray
25.
sleep - long e (ee) → gray
26.
safe - long a (a_e) → black
27.
stage - long a (a_e) → black
28.
skate - long a (a_e) → black
29.
plate - long a (a_e) → black
30.
here - long e (ere) → gray
31.
teeth - long e (ee) → gray
32.
be - long e → gray
33.
clap - short a → blue
34.
apple - short a → blue
35.
bag - short a → blue
36.
slam - short a → blue
37.
ape - long a (a_e) → black
38.
weigh - long a (eigh) → black
Now I'm grouping these by their vowel sounds and colors to organize the answer clearly
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of short vowel coloring worksheet.
