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Vowel Sound Recognition Worksheet
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Vowel Sound Recognition Worksheet
Say each word aloud with a grown-up. Listen for the short vowel sound at the start or in the middle. Point, circle, draw, or say your answers.
Meet the five vowels
A, E, I, O, U are vowels. Say their short sounds together: apple (/ă/), egg (/ĕ/), igloo (/ĭ/), octopus (/ŏ/), up (/ŭ/).
1.A grown-up says each word. Match each word to the vowel you hear first.
- Apple
- Egg
- Igloo
- Octopus
- Up
- E
- U
- O
- A
- I
2.Say each word slowly. Which vowel sound do you hear in the middle of cat, bed, pig, dog, and sun? Tell or point to the matching letter.
3.Use these word clues. Say the first sound and match each word to a vowel: apple, egg, igloo, octopus, umbrella.
- apple
- egg
- igloo
- octopus
- umbrella
- E
- I
- O
- A
- U
4.Listen as a grown-up says these words: ant, elephant, insect, ox, up. Which word starts with the same vowel sound as apple? Which starts like egg? Which like igloo? Which like octopus? Which like up?
5.Say each set aloud. Point to the word that has a different short middle vowel: cat, cap, bed.
- cat
- cap
- bed
6.Listen to the words: pig, sun, wig. Say the two words that rhyme. What short vowel sound do they share?
Choose one vowel: A, E, I, O, or U. Draw something that starts with its short sound. Tell a grown-up the vowel and your drawing's name.
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