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Short Vowel Sounds Practice

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Short Vowel Sounds Practice

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To identify and use short vowel sounds!

Success Criteria: I can recognise short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) and spell words correctly!

📚 Part 1: Circle the Short Vowel Sound

Circle the short vowel in each word. Remember: a (cat), e (bed), i (sit), o (top), u (cup)

1. Circle the short vowel sound in these friendship words:

help friend hug kind fun

2. Which word has the short 'a' sound?

cake

cat

care

3. Which words have short vowel sounds? (Tick all that apply)

bed

tree

sun

boat

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Missing Short Vowels

Complete these words by adding the correct short vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

4. Fill in the blanks to make real words:

c__t (hint: meows!) b__d (where you sleep) s__t (what you do in a chair)

d__g (barks and wags tail) c__p (holds your drink)

5. Sort these words into the correct vowel groups:

Words to sort: pen, hat, big, fox, run

Short 'a' words: ________________

Short 'e' words: ________________

Short 'i' words: ________________

Short 'o' words: ________________

Short 'u' words: ________________

🎲 Part 3: Short Vowel Bingo & Sentences

6. Create a sentence using at least 3 short vowel words:

Example: The big red hen sat on ten eggs.

7. Mini Bingo Grid - Circle any words your teacher calls out!

SHORT VOWEL BINGO

cat bed big
dog cup hat
pen sit top
8. Challenge: Write a silly sentence about helping others using only short vowel words!

🌟 Remember: Short vowels make quick, snappy sounds! Great work, spelling superstars! 🌟

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