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This worksheet is designed to help students practice short vowel sounds in words. The title "Say it - Write it" indicates that the student should say the word associated with each picture and then write the correct word using the short vowel sounds shown at the top.

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🔤 Short Vowels Key (Top of Page):

- a → apple
- e → elephant
- i → igloo
- o → octopus
- u → umbrella

These are examples of words with short vowel sounds.

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🖼️ Now, let’s go through each image and determine the correct word:

#### ✔ Left Column:
1. Sad face emoji
- This represents the word "sad".
- Sound: /sæd/ → uses short a
- Answer: `s a d`

2. Woman with a dog and cat
- She is holding a bag, and there's a cat and dog.
- But the key clue is the woman walking with pets — likely representing "mom" or "dad"?
- Wait — look closely: she has a bag and is walking animals.
- But the most common word for this type of image in phonics is "pet" or "mom"?
- Actually, more likely: "mom" — but check the vowel.
- However, the woman looks like she might be "mom", but her hair is blonde, and she’s carrying a bag — perhaps "mom" or "dad"?
- But we need a word with a short vowel.

Let's reconsider: The image shows a woman with a dog and cat — possibly "pet"? But "pet" is one animal.

Alternatively, think about "cat" or "dog" — but both are separate.

Wait — maybe it's "mom" — short o sound?

But the best fit is actually "mom" — short o.

But wait — look again: she's carrying a bag, and there's a cat and dog — maybe the word is "bag"? That would be short a.

But the focus is on the person — perhaps "mom"?

Let's consider: In many such worksheets, this image is used for "mom".

So, likely: "mom" → short o

- Answer: `m o m`

3. Pig
- A pig → "pig"
- Short i sound
- Answer: `p i g`

4. Orange circle
- This is a picture of an orange — but it's just a circle with orange color.
- It could represent the word "sun" or "dot"?
- But the shape is a circle — likely "dot"?
- Or "sun"?
- But "sun" has short u sound.

Wait — the color is orange, so maybe "dot"? But no color indicated.

However, in phonics, a simple orange circle often stands for "dot" (short o) or "sun" (short u).

But here, the color is orange — so it might be "sun"? But sun is yellow.

Alternatively, it's just a colored circle — likely "dot".

But "dot" has short o.

Or perhaps "red"? But it's orange.

Wait — maybe it's "dot".

But another possibility: "sun" — even though it's orange, sometimes depicted as orange.

But the most logical word for a solid-colored circle is "dot".

So: "dot" → short o
- Answer: `d o t`

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#### ✔ Right Column:

1. Boy jumping with confetti
- He is excited — possibly "jump"?
- But the image shows him jumping — so likely "jump"
- Short u sound
- Answer: `j u m p`

2. Crib with baby
- A crib → "crib"? But "crib" has long i? No — "crib" is pronounced /krɪb/ — short i
- Yes, short i
- Answer: `c r i b`

3. World map
- This is a map of the world
- Word: "map"
- Short a
- Answer: `m a p`

4. Chicken and duck in a yard
- Animals: chicken and duck
- Likely word: "duck" or "hen"?
- But the image shows multiple birds — perhaps "duck"?
- Or "hen"?
- But the most common word for this scene is "duck"
- Short u
- Answer: `d u c k`

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✔ Final Answers:

| Image | Word | Spelling |
|------|------|---------|
| Sad face | sad | s a d |
| Woman with pets | mom | m o m |
| Pig | pig | p i g |
| Orange circle | dot | d o t |
| Boy jumping | jump | j u m p |
| Crib | crib | c r i b |
| World map | map | m a p |
| Duck & chicken | duck | d u c k |

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📝 Completed Worksheet:

```
Say it Write it
_______ s a d
_______ m o m
_______ p i g
_______ d o t

Say it Write it
_______ j u m p
_______ c r i b
_______ m a p
_______ d u c k
```

> Note: The student should say the word aloud first, then write the letters in the blanks.

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✔ Summary of Words and Vowels:

- sad → short a
- mom → short o
- pig → short i
- dot → short o
- jump → short u
- crib → short i
- map → short a
- duck → short u

All words use short vowel sounds as per the theme.

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