Vowel Worksheets | Short and Long Vowel Worksheets - Free Printable

Let me work through each word carefully to find the correct short vowel.

1. d__g → dog (o)
2. c__t → cat (a), cut (u), cot (o) - need to think which is most common for short vowels worksheet. "cat" uses short a, "cut" uses short u, "cot" uses short o. Let me consider all words together to see if there's a pattern or if each answer is unique.
3. h__t → hat (a), hit (i), hot (o), hut (u)
4. b__t → bat (a), bet (e), bit (i), bot (not common), but (u)
5. f__sh → fish (i) - this is clearly "fish" with short i
6. r__n → ran (a), ren (not common), rin (not common), ron (not common), run (u)
7. cl__ck → clock (o) - clearly "clock" with short o
8. h__p → hap (not common), hep (not common), hip (i), hop (o), hup (not common)
9. r__t → rat (a), ret (not common), rit (not common), rot (o), rut (u)
10. p__g → pag (not common), peg (e), pig (i), pog (not common), pug (u)
11. cl__thes → clothes - wait, "clothes" has a long o sound. But looking at it: cl_o_thes. Actually "clothes" is spelled c-l-o-t-h-e-s. The blank is between cl and thes, so it's "cl_o_thes". But "clothes" doesn't have a short vowel... Hmm, let me reconsider. Maybe it's "cl_e_thes"? No that's not a word. It must be "clothes" with o.
12. r__t → same as #9. Could be rat, rot, rut
13. d__sk → desk (e) - clearly "desk" with short e
14. h__me → home (o) - but "home" has a long o. Wait, h_o_me. Actually "home" is h-o-m-e. The blank is one letter, so h__me means h + vowel + me. That would be "home" with o. But home has a long o sound... Hmm. Or could it be "hame"? No. It must be "home".
15. __p → ap (not a word), ep (not common), ip (not common), op (not common), up (u) - "up" is the answer with short u
16. ch__ir → chair (a) - "chair" with short a? Actually "chair" has an air sound which is more complex. But in phonics worksheets, "chair" is often taught with short a sound pattern. Wait, actually "chair" = ch-a-ir. The vowel is 'a'. So short a.
17. sw__ater → sweater (e) - "sweater" with short e
18. pl__te → plate (a) - but "plate" has long a. Or "plote"? No. "Plute"? No. It must be "plate" with a.
19. t__p → tap (a), tep (not common), tip (i), top (o), tup (not common)
20. h____t → This has 4 underscores, so it's h + 4 letters + t = 6 letter word starting with h and ending with t. Could be "honest"? No that ends in t but... h-o-n-e-s-t = 6 letters. "honest" starts with h and ends with t. But honest has silent h. Or "harvest"? h-a-r-v-e-s-t = 7 letters. "hatchet"? h-a-t-c-h-e-t = 7 letters. "habitat"? h-a-b-i-t-a-t = 7 letters.

Wait, let me recount the underscores in #20. Looking at the image description: "20. h____t" - that's 4 underscores. So h + 4 letters + t = 6 letters total. Words: honest (h-o-n-e-s-t), harvest is 7 letters. What about "hazmat"? No. "helmet"? h-e-l-m-e-t = 6 letters! "helmet" - but that has two e's. The blank is just one vowel spot though...

Actually wait, looking again at the worksheet format, some blanks might represent more than one letter. Let me look at #11: "cl____thes" - that has 4 underscores too. "clothes" = c-l-o-t-h-e-s = 7 letters. cl + othes = cl + 5 letters. But there are 4 underscores shown. Hmm.

Let me reconsider. Maybe the number of underscores doesn't exactly match the number of missing letters - they might just be placeholder blanks.

For #20: h____t - likely "helmet" (h-e-l-m-e-t) or "honest" (h-o-n-e-s-t). Given this is a short vowels worksheet, "helmet" uses short e, "honest" uses short o (and short e).

Actually, I think the blanks are just visual placeholders and don't represent exact letter count. Let me go with the most common/obvious answers:

1. dog (o)
2. cat (a) - most common CVC word
3. hat (a) or hot (o) or hit (i) or hut (u)
4. bat (a) or bet (e) or bit (i) or but (u)
5. fish (i)
6. run (u) or ran (a)
7. clock (o)
8. hop (o) or hip (i)
9. rat (a) or rot (o) or rut (u)
10. pig (i) or peg (e) or pug (u)
11. clothes (o)
12. rot (o) or rat (a) or rut (u)
13. desk (e)
14. home (o)
15. up (u)
16. chair (a)
17. sweater (e)
18. plate (a)
19. top (o) or tap (a) or tip (i)
20. helmet (e) or honest (o)

Since this is a short vowels worksheet and the directions say "complete each word with a short vowel from the list below (a, e, i, o, u)", I should pick the most standard/expected answers. Let me finalize:

1. dog
2. cat
3. hat (or hot, hit, hut)
4. bet (or bat, bit, but)
5. fish
6. run (or ran)
7. clock
8. hop (or hip)
9. rat (or rot, rut)
10. pig (or peg, pug)
11. clothes
12. rot (or rat, rut) - since #9 might be rat, let me make #12 different
13. desk
14. home
15. up
16. chair
17. sweater
18. plate
19. top (or tap, tip)
20. helmet (or honest)

Let me provide the most common/standard answers:

1. dog (o)
2. cat (a)
3. hat (a)
4. bet (e)
5. fish (i)
6. run (u)
7. clock (o)
8. hop (o)
9. rat (a)
10. pig (i)
11. clothes (o)
12. rot (o)
13. desk (e)
14. home (o)
15. up (u)
16. chair (a)
17. sweater (e)
18. plate (a)
19. top (o)
20. helmet (e)

Actually, I realize some of these words don't strictly have short vowels (like "home" has long o, "plate" has long a, "clothes" has complex vowel). But in elementary phonics worksheets, these are often included. Let me stick with the most obvious answers.

Final Answer:
1. dog (o)
2. cat (a)
3. hat (a)
4. bet (e)
5. fish (i)
6. run (u)
7. clock (o)
8. hop (o)
9. rat (a)
10. pig (i)
11. clothes (o)
12. rot (o)
13. desk (e)
14. home (o)
15. up (u)
16. chair (a)
17. sweater (e)
18. plate (a)
19. top (o)
20. helmet (e)

Hmm, but I'm second-guessing myself on some. Let me think again about which answers are most definitive:

- #5 fish - definitely i
- #7 clock - definitely o
- #13 desk - definitely e
- #15 up - definitely u
- #17 sweater - definitely e
- #11 clothes - definitely o (even though it's not technically short o)

For the others with multiple possibilities, I'll go with the most common elementary school answers.

Let me finalize my answer list clearly.