🎵 Part 1: Short Vowel Sound Recognition

1. Circle the word that has the short /a/ sound like in "cat":

bat

cake

rain

2. Circle the word that has the short /e/ sound like in "bed":

tree

pen

green

3. Circle the word that has the short /i/ sound like in "sit":

bike

hit

pie

4. Circle the word that has the short /o/ sound like in "hop":

boat

dot

snow

5. Circle the word that has the short /u/ sound like in "cup":

tune

blue

bug

✏️ Part 2: Build and Write Short Vowel Words

6. Fill in the missing short vowel to complete each word:

c__t (animal that meows)

r__d (color like a fire truck)

s__n (bright light in the sky)

d__g (animal that barks)

7. Change the vowel to make new words. Write the new word:

bat → b__t (what you sleep in) = ________

pet → p__t (cooking container) = ________

big → b__g (creepy crawly insect) = ________

8. Write three words that have the short /a/ sound:

🎯 Part 3: Reading Practice

9. Read these short vowel words aloud. Check the box when you can read each word clearly:

map

jet

win

fox

run

bag

10. Circle your favorite short vowel word from today's lesson and draw a picture of it:

Short Vowel Introduction

Short Vowel Introduction

🎵 Part 1: Short Vowel Sound Recognition

✏️ Part 2: Build and Write Short Vowel Words

🎯 Part 3: Reading Practice

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