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Language Arts: Short Vowels E and I

Practice reading and writing words like bed, hen, pig, and sit

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Language Arts: Short Vowels E and I

Practice reading and writing words like bed, hen, pig, and sit

Language Arts - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Listen for the middle sound in each word. Write your answer on the line.
  1. 1

    Write the missing vowel to make the word bed: b _ d.

    Bed has the short e sound.

    The missing vowel is e. The word is bed.
  2. 2

    Write the missing vowel to make the word hen: h _ n.

    The missing vowel is e. The word is hen.
  3. 3

    Write the missing vowel to make the word pig: p _ g.

    Pig has the short i sound.

    The missing vowel is i. The word is pig.
  4. 4

    Write the missing vowel to make the word sit: s _ t.

    The missing vowel is i. The word is sit.
  5. 5

    Circle the word with the short e sound: bed or bid.

    Say each word slowly and listen to the middle sound.

    The word bed has the short e sound.
  6. 6

    Circle the word with the short i sound: pen or pin.

    The word pin has the short i sound.
  7. 7

    Choose the word that matches the picture: hen or hin.

    A hen is a chicken.

    The word hen matches the picture.
  8. 8

    Choose the word that matches the picture: peg or pig.

    The word pig matches the picture.
  9. 9

    Sort these words into two groups: bed, pig, hen, sit. Write the short e words together and the short i words together.

    Listen to the middle sound in each word.

    The short e words are bed and hen. The short i words are pig and sit.
  10. 10

    Complete the sentence with bed or bid: I nap in my ___.

    The correct word is bed. The sentence is: I nap in my bed.
  11. 11

    Complete the sentence with hen or hin: The ___ lays an egg.

    The real word names a bird.

    The correct word is hen. The sentence is: The hen lays an egg.
  12. 12

    Complete the sentence with sit or set: I can ___ on a chair.

    The correct word is sit. The sentence is: I can sit on a chair.
  13. 13

    Read these words: pig, sit, bed. Which two words have the same short i sound?

    Short i sounds like the middle sound in igloo.

    Pig and sit have the same short i sound.
  14. 14

    Read these words: bed, hen, pig. Which two words have the same short e sound?

    Bed and hen have the same short e sound.
  15. 15

    Write one word with short e and one word with short i. You may use bed, hen, pig, or sit.

    Choose one word from each vowel sound group.

    A correct answer can be bed or hen for short e, and pig or sit for short i.
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