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Chapter 1 "The Dark Woods" Pages 1 - 9
glasses yesterday strange
happened figure Pteranodon
dinosaurs believe neither
medallion magic sighed
yay whispered sneakers
ta-da flashlight crickets
chirping switched breath
scary gotcha frowned
pretending serious mysterious
gripped disappeared

 

  1. Tell whether each bold letter has a long or short vowel sound.

Short a as in apple or Long a as in ape

glasses            __________________
magic      __________________
strange    __________________

Short e as in elephant or Long e as in easy

pretending        __________________
yesterday            __________________
believe     __________________
neither         __________________
sneakers   __________________
breath     __________________

Short i as in igloo or Long i as in ice

dinosaurs        __________________
gripped            __________________
figure    __________________
whispered        __________________
switched  __________________
disappeared  __________________
sighed    __________________
cricket     __________________

Short o as in octopus or Long o as in oak

gotcha              __________________

 

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