Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet with Illustrations for Early Readers

Problem Overview:

The task is to complete each word by filling in the missing vowel (a, e, i, o, or u) based on the provided images and context. The goal is to form common words that match the images.

Solution:

#### Step 1: Analyze Each Word and Image
We will go through each word and image, determine the correct vowel, and complete the word.

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#### 1) _pple (Image: Apple)
- The word is "apple."
- The missing vowel is a.
- Completed word: apple.

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#### 2) s_t (Image: Person sitting)
- The word is "sit."
- The missing vowel is i.
- Completed word: sit.

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#### 3) d_g (Image: Dog)
- The word is "dog."
- The missing vowel is o.
- Completed word: dog.

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#### 4) r_d (Image: Heart with arrow)
- The word is "red."
- The missing vowel is e.
- Completed word: red.

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#### 5) b_nch (Image: Bench)
- The word is "bench."
- The missing vowel is e.
- Completed word: bench.

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#### 6) v_n (Image: Van)
- The word is "van."
- The missing vowel is a.
- Completed word: van.

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#### 7) b_s (Image: School bus)
- The word is "bus."
- The missing vowel is u.
- Completed word: bus.

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#### 8) p_g (Image: Pig)
- The word is "pig."
- The missing vowel is i.
- Completed word: pig.

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Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1) & \text{ a}pple \\
2) & \text{ s}it \\
3) & \text{ d}og \\
4) & \text{ r}ed \\
5) & \text{ b}ench \\
6) & \text{ v}an \\
7) & \text{ b}us \\
8) & \text{ p}ig \\
\end{aligned}
}
\]