Vowel Sounds Worksheet — Short Vowels (Free PDF)

The five short vowel sounds, one page each — the sounds in the middle of almost every beginner word.

What’s inside

• An instructions page.
• Short A (c-at, b-at, c-ap, m-ap, p-an, s-at…) and Short E (b-ed, b-et, g-et, r-ed, t-en, w-et…).
• Short I, Short O and Short U pages.

Every word in this PDF (54)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

cat, map, bat, pan, cap, sat, fan, van, ham, wag, lap, bed, red, bet, ten, get, wet, hen, head, jet, bread, pen, sit, lip, bit, pig, dip, fig, gym, hip, myth, kit, hot, lot, cot, not, dog, top, fox, want, got, wash, hop, cup, run, bug, sun, fun, come, hug, love, mud, blood, nut

How to use it

1. Say the page's vowel sound alone before blending.
2. Blend and write each word, listening carefully to the vowel.
3. Mix a word from each page aloud and ask which vowel it has.
4. Short e and short i are the most confused — do those pages back to back.

Who it’s for

Ages 4–6, Stages 2–3.

Where it fits: Stage 3 — Blending & Segmenting (CVC Words)

Goes well with

• 20 Vowel Sounds Chart (Free PDF) with Examples
• Long Vowels vs Short Vowels: List, Rules & Examples
• CVC Write & Read — all 5 vowels