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Language Arts Grade K-1

Language Arts: Short Vowel Sounds

Listening for and identifying short vowel sounds

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Practice hearing, reading, and choosing short vowel sounds in simple words.

Read each problem carefully. Say the word out loud if it helps. Write your answer in the space provided.

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Listening for and identifying short vowel sounds

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Say the word out loud if it helps. Write your answer in the space provided.
  1. 1
    An orange cat sitting upright

    What short vowel sound do you hear in the word cat?

  2. 2
    A bed with a blue blanket and red pillow

    What short vowel sound do you hear in the word bed?

  3. 3
    A pink pig standing sideways

    What short vowel sound do you hear in the word pig?

  4. 4
    A mop with a yellow handle and blue mop head

    What short vowel sound do you hear in the word mop?

  5. 5
    A smiling yellow sun

    What short vowel sound do you hear in the word sun?

  6. 6
    An opened folded map

    Circle the word with the short a sound: map or me.

  7. 7
    A brown hen with a red comb

    Circle the word with the short e sound: hen or hill.

  8. 8
    A child sitting on a chair

    Circle the word with the short i sound: log or sit.

  9. 9
    An orange fox standing sideways

    Circle the word with the short o sound: tub or fox.

  10. 10
    A striped rectangular rug

    Circle the word with the short u sound: rug or rake.

  11. 11
    A bright red ball

    Write a word from this list that has the short e sound: red, top, pin.

  12. 12
    A brown dog sitting

    Write a word from this list that has the short o sound: cup, dog, leaf.

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