ELA · Phonics
Phonics: Short Vowel Sounds
Hear, rhyme and swap short a, e, i, o and u in simple CVC words like cat, bed and sun.
- 🎓 Grades K–1
- 📖 ELA
- 📐 RF.K.3.B
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Which word has the short a sound, as in cat?
- A map
- B rain
- C cake
- D day
Which word has the short e sound, as in bed?
- A me
- B bee
- C feet
- D pen
Which word has the short i sound, as in pig?
- A kite
- B sit
- C bike
- D pie
Which word has the short o sound, as in hot?
- A go
- B boat
- C rope
- D mop
Which word has the short u sound, as in bug?
- A blue
- B cute
- C tube
- D cup
What vowel sound do you hear in "fan"?
- A short e
- B short i
- C short a
- D long a
What vowel sound do you hear in "net"?
- A short i
- B short a
- C short e
- D long e
What vowel sound do you hear in "dig"?
- A short i
- B short e
- C short a
- D long i
What vowel sound do you hear in "fox"?
- A short o
- B short a
- C long o
- D short u
What vowel sound do you hear in "sun"?
- A short u
- B short o
- C long u
- D short a
Which word rhymes with "hat"?
- A hot
- B hit
- C bat
- D hut
Which word rhymes with "pig"?
- A peg
- B pan
- C wig
- D pug
Which word rhymes with "hop"?
- A hat
- B hug
- C hip
- D top
Which word rhymes with "bed"?
- A bet
- B bad
- C red
- D bid
Which word rhymes with "rug"?
- A rig
- B run
- C rag
- D bug
Change the a in "cat" to u. What word do you get?
- A cot
- B cut
- C kit
- D cap
Change the i in "pin" to a. What word do you get?
- A pun
- B pit
- C pen
- D pan
Change the o in "hot" to i. What word do you get?
- A hut
- B hop
- C hat
- D hit
Change the e in "pet" to o. What word do you get?
- A pat
- B pen
- C pot
- D pit
Which word fits? The ___ sat on a mat.
- A cake
- B cat
- C kite
- D coat
Which word does NOT have a short i sound?
- A big
- B bike
- C sit
- D pin
Which word does NOT have a short a sound?
- A game
- B jam
- C cap
- D bag
Which word does NOT have a short o sound?
- A dog
- B log
- C home
- D pot
Which word does NOT have a short e sound?
- A leg
- B web
- C ten
- D tree
Which word does NOT have a short u sound?
- A bus
- B gum
- C mule
- D mud
Which letter makes the middle sound in "jet"?
- A i
- B e
- C o
- D a
Which letter makes the middle sound in "hug"?
- A a
- B u
- C o
- D e
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