Short Vowels Practice

This worksheet helps first-grade students practice identifying and using short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) in words.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarPhonicsLetter SoundsVowelsShort Vowels

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseWord BankShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.C

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ELAGrade 1PhonicsShort Vowels

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Short Vowels Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).

1. Which word has the short 'a' sound like in 'cat'?

cape

bake

tap

rain

2. Which word has the short 'e' sound like in 'bed'?

tree

hen

feet

read

Fill in the blank with the correct short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) to complete the word.

3. b g (short 'a')

4. p n (short 'e')

5. s t (short 'i')

6. d g (short 'o')

7. c p (short 'u')

Read each statement. Is the short vowel sound correct?

8. The word 'pig' has a short 'i' sound.

True

False

9. The word 'boat' has a short 'o' sound.

True

False

Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below. Each word has a short vowel sound.

run

red

sit

hot

fan

10. The boy likes to fast.

11. My favorite color is .

12. Please down on the chair.

13. Write three words that have the short 'a' sound.

14. Write three words that have the short 'e' sound.