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Short Vowel Phonics Practice

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Short Vowel Phonics Practice

Say each word aloud. Look for short a and short o, then listen for words that begin with the same sound.

Short a

Listen for the short a sound, as in jam.

1.Choose every word with the short a sound you hear in jam.
  • van
  • bed
  • cap
  • fox
2.Add the letter a to finish each word: rg, tp, and hm.
3.Which word has the short a sound?
  • fin
  • mad
  • sun

Short o CVC Words

Read each word by saying its sounds and blending them together.

4.Match each short o word to its three letter sounds.
  • fox
  • mop
  • cot
  • c–o–t
  • f–o–x
  • m–o–p
5.Fill in the first and last letters to complete each short o word: a container for soup is a “o”; a part of a tree is a “o.”
6.Choose every word with o in the middle and the short o sound.
  • rob
  • lid
  • hog
  • pan

Alliteration

Alliteration happens when nearby words begin with the same sound.

7.Choose every pair whose words begin with the same sound.
  • green goat
  • tiny turtle
  • red fish
8.Which word completes the alliteration: “funny _____”?
  • frog
  • kite
  • duck
9.Write two words that begin with the /m/ sound.

2 printable pages

  • Short Vowel Phonics Practice, page 1 of 2: Short a, Short o CVC Words

    Page 1

  • Short Vowel Phonics Practice, page 2 of 2: Alliteration

    Page 2

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