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Let’s solve this step by step.

We are told to color boxes based on the vowel sound in each word. The key is:

- Short “a” → brown
- Short “e” → red
- Short “i” → pink
- Short “o” → orange
- Short “u” → yellow
- Long vowels → blue

But at the bottom, we’re asked:
“Can you write the names of the five animals. They all have a short vowel in them!”

And then it gives blanks for:
Short ‘a’ ___
Short ‘e’ ___
Short ‘i’ ___
Short ‘o’ ___
Short ‘u’ ___

So we need to find five animal names hidden in the picture — one for each short vowel sound.

Let’s look at the animals drawn:

1. A chicken (or hen) – has words like “hen”, “peg”, “bet”, etc.
2. A cat – has “cat”, “fat”, “mat”, etc.
3. A fox – has “fox”, “box”, “pop”, etc.
4. A pig – has “pig”, “dig”, “big”, etc.
5. A duck – has “duck”, “bug”, “mug”, etc.

Wait — let’s check which of these animal *names* themselves contain a short vowel.

Look at the actual animal names written or implied:

From the drawing, we can see labels or words inside the animals that might be their names.

Actually, looking closely:

- In the chicken area: there’s “hen” → short e
- In the cat area: “cat” → short a
- In the fox area: “fox” → short o
- In the pig area: “pig” → short i
- In the duck area: “duck” → short u

Perfect! Each of these is an animal name with a short vowel.

Let’s verify:

- “cat” → c-a-t → short ‘a’ ✔
- “hen” → h-e-n → short ‘e’ ✔
- “pig” → p-i-g → short ‘i’ ✔
- “fox” → f-o-x → short ‘o’ ✔
- “duck” → d-u-c-k → short ‘u’ ✔

These match exactly what the question asks for.

Final Answer:
Short ‘a’ cat
Short ‘e’ hen
Short ‘i’ pig
Short ‘o’ fox
Short ‘u’ duck