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Short Vowels Practice
Short Vowels Practice
Short Vowels Practice
Identify which vowel sound is at the nucleus of each word by writing the IPA symbol next to the word:
At /æ/ Bun Can
Bell Bad Egg
Dish Gift Hit
Dot Dust Dig
Duck Frog Buzz
Box Bend Hunt
Bib Desk Jet
Bed Bat Catch
Back Hill Web
Bend Hop Grab
Fish Hug Kick
Clock Mom Sock
Mop Pin Skip
Rug Skunk Hat
Man Step Ship
Pond Rub Tub
Skip Vest Ten
Van Sad Pet
Wink Rock Stop
Us Mud Web
Substituting Short Vowels in Common Word Families
Try substituting the short vowels to create real words or non-words and see how they change meaning:
E.g. P_n Pan, Pen, Pin, Pon, Pun B_g Bag, Beg, Big, Bog, Bug