2nd Grade Short Vowel Sound Worksheet

Let's solve this step by step.

Task:

Circle the words that have a short vowel sound.

We need to identify which words contain short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) — not long vowels or diphthongs.

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Understanding Short Vowels:

- Short A: /æ/ — as in "cat", "hat", "map"
- Short E: /ɛ/ — as in "bed", "pen", "red"
- Short I: /ɪ/ — as in "sit", "bit", "lip"
- Short O: /ɒ/ (or /ɑ/) — as in "hot", "dog", "top"
- Short U: /ʌ/ — as in "cup", "sun", "but"

Words with long vowels, diphthongs, or vowel teams (like "ea", "ai", "ee") usually do not have short vowel sounds.

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Now let’s go through each row and identify the words with short vowels.

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Row 1:

- they → long "e" sound → ✘
- soft → "o" is short → ✔
- say → "a" is long → ✘
- ship → "i" is short → ✔
- big → "i" is short → ✔

✔ soft, ship, big

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Row 2:

- week → "ee" = long "e" → ✘
- stem → "e" is short → ✔
- shot → "o" is short → ✔
- cream → "ea" = long "e" → ✘
- back → "a" is short → ✔

✔ stem, shot, back

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Row 3:

- fish → "i" is short → ✔
- meek → "ee" = long "e" → ✘
- frog → "o" is short → ✔
- lump → "u" is short → ✔
- do → "o" is long → ✘

✔ fish, frog, lump

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Row 4:

- most → "o" is short → ✔
- cake → "a" is long → ✘
- trash → "a" is short → ✔
- trunk → "u" is short → ✔
- slim → "i" is short → ✔

✔ most, trash, trunk, slim

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Row 5:

- pig → "i" is short → ✔
- black → "a" is short → ✔
- like → "i" is long → ✘
- weak → "ea" = long "e" → ✘
- slam → "a" is short → ✔

✔ pig, black, slam

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Row 6:

- red → "e" is short → ✔
- dish → "i" is short → ✔
- toast → "oa" = long "o" → ✘
- shut → "u" is short → ✔
- both → "o" is short → ✔

✔ red, dish, shut, both

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Row 7:

- chin → "i" is short → ✔
- white → "i" is long → ✘
- sled → "e" is short → ✔
- like → "i" is long → ✘
- shell → "e" is short → ✔

✔ chin, sled, shell

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Row 8:

- wish → "i" is short → ✔
- west → "e" is short → ✔
- cat → "a" is short → ✔
- make → "a" is long → ✘
- lake → "a" is long → ✘

✔ wish, west, cat

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Row 9:

- team → "ea" = long "e" → ✘
- string → "i" is short → ✔
- mine → "i" is long → ✘
- cast → "a" is short → ✔
- wig → "i" is short → ✔

✔ string, cast, wig

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Row 10:

- press → "e" is short → ✔
- bake → "a" is long → ✘
- stream → "ea" = long "e" → ✘
- slip → "i" is short → ✔
- slap → "a" is short → ✔

✔ press, slip, slap

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✔ Final Answer: Circle these words:

> soft, ship, big, stem, shot, back, fish, frog, lump, most, trash, trunk, slim, pig, black, slam, red, dish, shut, both, chin, sled, shell, wish, west, cat, string, cast, wig, press, slip, slap

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✔ Summary of Words with Short Vowels:

- Short A: soft, back, trash, black, slam, red, dish, cast, press, slap
- Short E: stem, shot, red, dish, sled, west, press
- Short I: ship, big, fish, slim, pig, chin, wish, string, wig, slip
- Short O: soft, shot, frog, most, shut, both, slop
- Short U: lump, trunk, shut, both

Note: Some words like "shut" and "both" may be tricky due to silent letters or pronunciation, but they are generally considered to have short vowels.

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✔ Correct Words to Circle:

> soft, ship, big, stem, shot, back, fish, frog, lump, most, trash, trunk, slim, pig, black, slam, red, dish, shut, both, chin, sled, shell, wish, west, cat, string, cast, wig, press, slip, slap

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