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Short Vowel Introduction
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Short Vowel Introduction
Read each item carefully. Short vowel sounds are heard in words such as cat, bed, sit, hop, and cup.
Recognize Short Vowel Sounds
Choose the word with the short vowel sound named in each question.
1.Which word has the short /a/ sound, as in snack?
- stamp
- steam
- stone
- stove
2.Which word has the short /e/ sound, as in shelf?
- cheek
- chest
- chime
- choice
3.Which word has the short /i/ sound, as in drift?
- prize
- pride
- probe
4.Which word has the short /o/ sound, as in block?
- flute
- float
- flock
- flame
5.Which word has the short /u/ sound, as in plum?
- crust
- cruise
- crown
- cream
Complete and Sort Words
Use the short vowel sounds to finish each task.
6.Add one vowel to each word frame to make the word described: c__t (a pet that meows); r__d (a color); s__n (a star that lights our daytime sky); d__g (a pet that may bark).
7.Change only the vowel in each word to complete the clue: bad → b__d (a place to sleep); pet → p__t (a container used for cooking); big → b__g (a small insect).
8.Match each word to its short vowel sound: mask, fresh, twig, clock, brush.
- mask
- fresh
- twig
- clock
- brush
- short /i/
- short /u/
- short /e/
- short /a/
- short /o/
9.Write three different words with the short /a/ sound. Example words include hand and track.
Read and Apply
Look closely at each word and listen for its vowel sound.
10.Which set contains only words with a short vowel sound?
- crisp, elbow, napkin
- shiny, drift, sunset
- stone, fresh, trumpet
- cute, clock, lemon
11.In the sentence “Lucy left his lunch in the locker,” write each word that has a short vowel sound.
12.Choose the word whose vowel sound is different from the other three: flag, snack, space, plant.
- flag
- snack
- space
- plant
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