Short Vowel Sounds Flashcards

Kindergarten · English · Flashcards

Study the five short vowel sounds and example words.

Flashcards

short A /a/: The vowel sound in cat, hat, map, bag, pan, sad
short E /e/: The vowel sound in bed, hen, net, leg, pet, red
short I /i/: The vowel sound in pig, sit, big, him, bit, fin
short O /o/: The vowel sound in dog, hot, mop, top, box, fog
short U /u/: The vowel sound in cup, bug, run, sun, mud, tub
vowel: One of the five letters A, E, I, O, U — every word needs one
consonant: Any letter that is not A, E, I, O, or U
CVC word: A consonant-vowel-consonant word like cat, pig, hot — these almost always use short vowels
cat: Short A word — the vowel A says /a/
bed: Short E word — the vowel E says /e/
pig: Short I word — the vowel I says /i/
dog: Short O word — the vowel O says /o/
cup: Short U word — the vowel U says /u/