Fall- Early Finishers 1st Grade - ELA - Mixed Short Vowels - CVC ... - Free Printable

Let’s go through each picture and figure out what word it shows, then sort them by the short vowel sound they use.

We’re looking for CVC words — that means Consonant-Vowel-Consonant — like “cat”, “bed”, “pig”, etc.

Here are the pictures and their words:

Top row (left to right):
1. Cat → short a
2. Bus → short u
3. Bowl → short o
4. Angry face → “mad” → short a
5. Pop (balloon popping) → short o
6. Pants → short a

Second row:
7. Baby → short a
8. Fan → short a
9. Ten → short e
10. Gift → short i
11. Bath → short a
12. Bed → short e

Third row (right side only — left side is for writing answers):
13. Web → short e
14. Dog → short o
15. Wheel → short e? Wait — “wheel” has a long e sound. But in CVC review, maybe they mean “whe” as in “when”? No — actually, looking again: this might be “spin” or “top”? Wait — no, it’s a wheel with an arrow — probably “spin” but that’s not CVC. Let’s think: maybe “dot”? No. Actually, common CVC word for this image in worksheets is “wheel” — but that’s not CVC. Hmm. Maybe it’s “peg”? No. Wait — perhaps it’s “hub”? Not common. Let’s skip and come back.

Actually, let’s list all clear ones first.

Bottom right:
16. Run → short u

Now let’s group them properly.

Short a:
- Cat
- Mad (angry face)
- Pants
- Baby
- Fan
- Bath

That’s 6 words.

Short e:
- Ten
- Bed
- Web

Wait — is there more? What about “gift”? That’s short i.

Short i:
- Gift
- Pig (the bulldog? Wait — the dog picture — is it “dog” or “pig”? The drawing looks like a bulldog, so “dog” → short o. But there’s also a spiderweb — “web” → short e.

Wait — let’s re-express all 16 images clearly:

Row 1:
1. Cat → cat → short a
2. Bus → bus → short u
3. Bowl → bowl → short o
4. Angry face → mad → short a
5. Pop (balloon) → pop → short o
6. Pants → pants → short a

Row 2:
7. Baby → baby → short a
8. Fan → fan → short a
9. Ten → ten → short e
10. Gift → gift → short i
11. Bath → bath → short a
12. Bed → bed → short e

Row 3 (right column only — left is answer space):
13. Web → web → short e
14. Dog → dog → short o
15. Wheel — wait, this is tricky. In many CVC worksheets, this image is used for “spin” but that’s not CVC. Alternatively, maybe “dot”? No. Another possibility: “peg”? Still not matching. Wait — perhaps it’s “hub”? Not standard. Let’s assume it’s “wheel” — but that’s not CVC. Maybe it’s a mistake? Or perhaps it’s “top”? No. Actually, looking at the arrow — it might be “turn” — still not CVC. Hmm.

Wait — perhaps it’s “peg” — no. Let’s look at the last one:

16. Run → run → short u

So we have 16 images. We’ve accounted for 15. The 15th is the wheel. Let’s think of common CVC words for wheels: “rim”? “axle”? Not CVC. Maybe “spin” — s-p-i-n — that’s CVC! Yes! “Spin” — short i.

Yes! That makes sense. So:

15. Spin → spin → short i

Now let’s tally:

Short a:
- cat
- mad
- pants
- baby
- fan
- bath
→ 6 words

Short e:
- ten
- bed
- web
→ 3 words

Short i:
- gift
- spin
→ 2 words

Short o:
- bowl
- pop
- dog
→ 3 words

Short u:
- bus
- run
→ 2 words

Total: 6+3+2+3+2 = 16 — perfect.

Now, the worksheet has columns for each vowel sound, and students write the words under the correct column.

So final sorted list:

Short a: cat, mad, pants, baby, fan, bath
Short e: ten, bed, web
Short i: gift, spin
Short o: bowl, pop, dog
Short u: bus, run

But wait — the worksheet layout: the top two rows are images, then below are columns labeled “short a”, “short e”, then on the right side, “short i”, and below that “short o” and “short u”.

Actually, looking at the structure:

The answer area is divided into:

Left side:
- short a (with 6 lines)
- short o (with 6 lines)

Middle:
- short e (with 6 lines)
- short u (with 6 lines)

Right side:
- short i (with 6 lines)

And the images are arranged in two rows of 6, then on the right, two more rows of 2 each (so 4 more images), totaling 16.

So students will write:

Under short a: cat, mad, pants, baby, fan, bath
Under short e: ten, bed, web
Under short i: gift, spin
Under short o: bowl, pop, dog
Under short u: bus, run

But note: the worksheet has more lines than needed — that’s fine, just fill in the words.

Also, directions say: “Color the picture after you write the word.” — but since we’re not coloring, we just list the words.

Final Answer:

short a: cat, mad, pants, baby, fan, bath
short e: ten, bed, web
short i: gift, spin
short o: bowl, pop, dog
short u: bus, run