Let’s go step by step to find which word in each row has the
short vowel sound.
Remember: Short vowels are the sounds you hear in words like:
- “cat” (short a)
- “bed” (short e)
- “sit” (short i)
- “hot” (short o)
- “cup” (short u)
Long vowels usually say their name, like “cake” (long a), “see” (long e), etc. We’re looking for the short ones!
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1. act, snail, snake, whale
- “act” → short a (like “apple”)
✔
- “snail”, “snake”, “whale” → all have long a sound (say “a” like its name)
→ Correct:
act
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2. cute, bed, puma, blue
- “cute” → long u (says “you”)
- “bed” → short e (like “egg”)
✔
- “puma” → long u
- “blue” → long u
→ Correct:
bed
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3. comb, goat, dig, geese
- “comb” → long o (silent b, says “oh”)
- “goat” → long o
- “dig” → short i (like “igloo”)
✔
- “geese” → long e
→ Correct:
dig
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4. cop, deer, eel, sheep
- “cop” → short o (like “octopus”)
✔
- “deer”, “eel”, “sheep” → all long e sounds
→ Correct:
cop
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5. eagle, bug, maid, fail
- “eagle” → long e and long a
- “bug” → short u (like “umbrella”)
✔
- “maid”, “fail” → long a
→ Correct:
bug
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6. bat, leap, heal, seam
- “bat” → short a (like “batman”)
✔
- “leap”, “heal”, “seam” → all long e
→ Correct:
bat
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7. reap, cap, goat, deer
- “reap” → long e
- “cap” → short a (like “capitol”)
✔
- “goat” → long o
- “deer” → long e
→ Correct:
cap
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8. cute, tiger, green, pen
- “cute” → long u
- “tiger” → long i and long e
- “green” → long e
- “pen” → short e (like “pencil”)
✔
→ Correct:
pen
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Final Answer:
1. act
2. bed
3. dig
4. cop
5. bug
6. bat
7. cap
8. pen
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of short a vowel sound worksheet.
