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Short Vowels Worksheets

Long vowels sound like the letter name, but what about short vowels? Our short vowels worksheets will introduce your child to the short form of each vowel, helping to take their reading skills to the next level. With activities for kindergarten through year three, these short vowels worksheets improve phonological awareness, pronunciation, spelling, and more. Check out our Long vowels worksheetsFor support with vowel basics.

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Circle the Short Vowel

Circle the Short Vowel

Help your students review short vowel sounds as they identify which sound is in each word.

Year one

Reading & writing

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Missing Sound: Short Vowel practise

Missing Sound: Short Vowel practise

Use this short vowel worksheet to help your budding reader identify short vowel sounds.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short and Long Vowel Review

Short and Long Vowel Review

By now, your child knows that not all vowel sounds are the same. Challenge him to determine whether words contain a short or long vowel sound.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Spell Out Short Vowel Words

Spell Out Short Vowel Words

These short vowel words are missing their vowels!

Year one

Reading & writing

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Long & Short Vowel Check-in

Long & Short Vowel Check-in

Assess student understanding of common spelling patterns for vowel sounds with this quick sorting exercise. Young readers will read words and then write them out in the appropriate column for long or short vowel sounds.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Know Your Short Vowels!

Know Your Short Vowels!

Help your preschooler figure out short vowel sounds with this fun fill-in worksheet.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Write the Short Vowel Words

Write the Short Vowel Words

What does a hen and a fish have in common? Short vowel sounds! Match the short vowel word to the picture and write it down.

Year one

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short Vowel A

Boost your student's reading readiness with this charming phonics worksheet that will have her identifying words with short vowel "a" sounds.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Short I Challenge

Short I Challenge

Challenge your students to this word brainstorm activity! Students will use letters from a letter bank to generate words that contain the short vowel I.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Sort the Short Vowels

Sort the Short Vowels

Give them lots of practise sorting short vowel sounds using this fun sorting worksheet.

Year one

Reading & writing

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Say Short Vowels

Say Short Vowels

Your student might recognise the picture, but can they sound out the word?

Year one

Reading & writing

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Which Picture Shows the Short Vowel?

Which Picture Shows the Short Vowel?

Help your year one student get lots of practise identifying short vowel sounds as they complete this fun worksheet!

Year one

Reading & writing

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Short Vowel E

Boosting your second grader's understanding of reading and phonics won't be a chore with this entertaining short vowel e worksheet!

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Reading Readiness: Short "O" Vowels

Reading Readiness: Short "O" Vowels

This colorful worksheet challenges your second grader to find every word that has a short "o" sound.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Readiness: Short "U" Vowels

Reading Readiness: Short "U" Vowels

Filled with brightly-colored images, this worksheet asks your second grader to identify each image represented by a word with a short "u" sound.

Year 3

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Readiness: Short "I" Vowels

Reading Readiness: Short "I" Vowels

Get your second grader ready for reading with this adorable printable. It combines colorful images with important phonics practise focused on short "i" sounds.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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