Short Vowel Sounds
Kindergarten
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✦ The Short Vowels
Each vowel makes a short sound. Trace each letter and write the key word.
a
/æ/
apple
e
/ɛ/
egg
i
/ɪ/
igloo
o
/ɒ/
octopus
u
/ʌ/
umbrella
✦ Exercise 1 — Circle the Vowel
Circle the vowel in each word. Write the vowel sound in the box.
1.
cat
2.
bed
3.
pig
4.
dog
5.
bug
6.
hat
7.
hen
8.
tip
9.
hop
✦ Exercise 2 — Short Vowel Sort
Sort these words by their short vowel sound.
cat, bed, pig, hot, bug, bag, get, big, pop, mud, sat, ten, bit, top, sun