Lolly-Pops - Short a, e, and o Word Activities

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Ezra

Printable educational activities for early readers focused on short vowel patterns, especially short a, short e, and short o. Includes word sorting, word hunt sentence exercises, color-by-vowel mapping, cut-and-paste rhyme practice, spelling-from-pictures writing prompts, sight word puzzles, and a match-a-sight-word dice game with scoring. Provided with student directions and answer key lists to support home or classroom instruction.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Pennies for Pops: Short a, e, & o word sort

Directions

Answer Key

Word Hunt

Directions

Color by Short Vowel Pattern

Cut and Paste a Rhyme

Write a Word

Sight Word Puzzles

Directions

Match-a-Sight Word Prep Work

How to Play

| | | --- | | Book 2: Lolly-Pops
1. Pennies for Pops: Short a, e, & o word sort
2. Word Hunt
3. Color by Short Vowel
4. Write a Word
5. Cut and Paste a Rhyme
6. Sight Word Puzzles
7. Sight Word Search
8. Roll and Write a Sight Word
9. Match-a-Sight Word
10. Spell and Roll! Game
This printable pack was created for use with your child at home orin the classroom setting. Permission was granted from BOB Books to use their logo.
Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)
©2013 All Rights Reserved. | Short a, e, and o Word Pattern Sort Pennies for Pops Directions: Print on cardstock, cut out and laminate for durability. Sort the words on the pennies as either having the short a, short e, or short o pattern. Place around or under the corresponding lolly-pops. |
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ten | | --- | --- | --- | |
had |

Jon |
went | Lolly-Pops BOB Books: Set 3, Book 2 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Short a, e, and o Word Pattern Sort |
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hello |

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flap |

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shop | Answer Key: Short a: and, had, sat, flap Short o: got, Jon, pop, shop Short e: ten, went, hello, end Optional game pieces for Spell and Roll! {pg. 15-19 of download} Note: The game board is identical in every BOB Book Set 3 Pack. Lolly-Pops BOB Books: Set 3, Book 2 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Word Hunt Directions: Find all the words with the same short o pattern as pop.(Students can dot, circle, underline, or highlight the short o words) | Jon got a big pop. | | --- | | Polly was jolly. | | Jon and Dolly got hot. | | The shop had ten pops. | | The pop was in the shop. | | Polly flapped and bobbed. | | Jon went to the shop. | | Dolly sat on the pop! | Lolly-Pops BOB Books: Set 3, Book 2 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Color by Short Vowel Pattern went Jon shop ten Dolly bob BOB Books: Set 3 , Book 2 (Lolly-Pops) Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Color a = black o = pink e = brown Cut and Paste a Rhyme | pop | yum | | --- | --- | | Polly | had | | six | got | Cut out the words and paste them in the box with the word that rhymes. | um | mix | | --- | --- | | hot | shop | | sad | Dolly | Lolly-Pops BOB Books: Set 3, Book 2 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Write a Word Lolly-Pop BOB Books: Set 3, Book 2 Look at each picture, then spell the word on the lines from the book. |
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| pop, sat, ten, yum, hop, Dolly, six, Polly, hello ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Sight Word Puzzles Directions: Print onto colored cardstock or construction paper. Laminate and cut out for durability. Cut apart words on dotted lines. Lay them on work space and ask the child to match up the puzzles. Read the words created. | to | went
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FAQs

What skills do the activities target in Lolly-Pops?

The pack targets short vowel word patterns (short a, short e, short o) and sight-word recognition through sorting, puzzles, writing, and rhyme/copy activities.

How do you use the Pennies for Pops word sort activity?

Print, cut, and laminate durable “pennies,” then sort the words into short a, short e, or short o groups and place them with the corresponding lolly-pops.

Is there an answer key provided for the short vowel sorting?

Yes. The document includes an answer key listing which words belong to short a, short o, and short e.

How is the Match-a-Sight Word game played?

Players roll two dice, read the words on each die, and determine whether they match. Matching rolls earn an extra turn, and players may score points for rhyme rolls.

Oct 22, 2026

Uploaded by Ezra