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Language Arts: Short Vowel Sounds

Listening for and identifying short vowel sounds

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Language Arts: Short Vowel Sounds

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

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

    Say the middle sound in cat.

    The word cat has the short a sound.
  2. 2

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

    The word bed has the short e sound.
  3. 3

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

    Listen to the middle sound in pig.

    The word pig has the short i sound.
  4. 4

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

    The word mop has the short o sound.
  5. 5

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

    Say sun slowly and listen to the middle sound.

    The word sun has the short u sound.
  6. 6

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

    The word map has the short a sound.
  7. 7

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

    Short e sounds like the middle sound in bed.

    The word hen has the short e sound.
  8. 8

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

    The word sit has the short i sound.
  9. 9

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

    Short o sounds like the middle sound in hot.

    The word fox has the short o sound.
  10. 10

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

    The word rug has the short u sound.
  11. 11

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

    Short e sounds like the middle sound in bed.

    The word red has the short e sound.
  12. 12

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

    The word dog has the short o sound.
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