Book 2: Bump! - Blend & Short i/u Vowel Activities - Word Puzzles, Cards, Games

Oct 22, 2026

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Book 2 “Bump!” provides a printable set of phonics activities focused on letter blends, short i and short u vowel patterns, and word decoding practice. The pack includes directions for sorting words, matching words to pictures, and using picture/word cards. It also provides game-based practice such as Blend-a-Word and Word-Wac-Woe, plus word search and I Spy style sight word activities. Materials and student-ready steps support classroom or home use with cut-and-play preparation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time31 min

AccessFree to download

Book 2: Bump!

What is a blend?

Short i and u vowel sort

Word puzzles (with blends)

Picture and word cards

Bottle Cap Spelling cards

Blend-a-Word game

Color by vowel pattern

Sight word search

I Spy sight words

Word-Wac-Woe game

| | | --- | | Book 2: Bump!
1. What is a blend?
2. Short i and u vowel sort
3. Word Puzzles (with blends)
4. Picture and Word Cards
5. Bottle Cap Spelling Cards
6. Blend-a-Word Game
7. Color by Vowel Pattern
8. Sight Word Search
9. I Spy Sight Words
10. Word-Wac-Woe Game
This printable pack was created for use with your child at home or in the classroom setting. Permission was granted from BOB Books to use their logo.
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©2013 All Rights Reserved. | A blend is… two letters s t put together and you hear BOTH sounds st [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) s t Short i and u Word Sort Directions: Cut apart the i and u bunnies and use as headers. Cut apart the word cards in the sort. Read each word. Sort under the i bunny or the u bunny, depending on the vowel pattern (either short i or short u) . Not all of these words are from the text. |
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| | --- | --- | | jump | bump | | | | | slip | flip | Bump! BOB Books: Set 4, Book 2 Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Bottle Cap Spelling with Blends Use the pictures from the picture/word match for this activity. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [www.thisreadingmama.co](www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](www.thisreadingmama.com) | | | | | Directions: *Gather bottle caps from water bottles or plastic soda bottles, write letters on the words with blends. Use red tops for vowels, or write the vowels with red marker. *Print the Bottle Cap Spelling mat (1 for each student) & pictures onto cardstock To make this activity self-checking, write the word on the back of each laminated picture. Created by tops, and use them to spell these and laminate for durability. BOB Books: Set 4 [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)©2013 All Rights Reserved. Spell a Word Use the pictures from the picture/word match for this activity. [www.thisreadingmama.co](www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](www.thisreadingmama.com) Picture Card Spell the Word Directions: *Place the picture card on the square. Then use the dotted lines for the student to write the word, sounding out the four phonemes. *Print the spelling mat (1 for each student) & pictures onto cardstock and laminate for durability. To make this activity self-checking, write the word on the back of each laminated picture. BOB Books: Set 4 Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.

FAQs

What does the pack teach in Book 2 “Bump!”?

It teaches how blends work, how to distinguish short i and short u vowel patterns, and how to decode and practice words using a variety of activities and games.

How do students complete the Short i and u Word Sort?

Students cut apart the i and u headers and sort the cut word cards under the correct vowel bunny based on whether the pattern is short i or short u.

What is the Blend-a-Word activity and how is it played?

Players place orange-letter and red-letter cards in separate facedown piles, flip one from each pile, and place them into a blender square color-coded to form a real or silly word. They continue until all cards are used.

Oct 22, 2026

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