Short Vowels in CVC Words Printables

I hope you enjoy using these short vowel activities which contain simple CVC words. Encourage children to say the
individual sounds of each of word (oral segmenting). For example cat is /c/ /a/ /t/. It helps to place one finger on
your chin as you say each sound, starting with your thumb followed by your second and third finger.

Included in this pack:

1. Short Vowel Board Games and Recording Sheet

2. Short Vowel Worksheets

3. Short Vowel Word Search

Author:
This resource was created by Rosemary Sarich of
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Graphics by:

Soarsense Magic Maker Scraps

 Instructions: Board Games

Required: Dice, counters and game recording sheets

1. Player rolls the dice and moves their counter.
2. Player says the word they’ve landed on and sounds it out e.g. bug /b/ /u/ /g/. It helps to place one
finger on your chin per sound starting with your thumb.
3. Player identifies the vowel sound and writes the word on the game recording sheet below the
corresponding heading.
4. The player who reaches the finish first wins.
Tip: Laminating the game recording sheets allows children to use an erasable marker.

fig bug

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 bounce

Go back 2
places

Finish

Short Vowels Game 1

Go
forward
2 places

Start

freeze

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 Short Vowels Game 1 Recording Sheet

Short ă Short ĕ Short ĭ Short ŏ Short ŭ

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 tap
let
Finish
hum bin
got
Go back hut rat sit
2 places fox

fog Short Vowels Game 2

him
pen Go can tug nod
forward
2 places
did

fed fig log bug rag leg

pad
Start
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 Short Vowels Game 2 Recording Sheet

Short ă Short ĕ Short ĭ Short ŏ Short ŭ

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 Short Vowels 1 Name _______________
Instructions: Look at the picture and write the missing vowel a, e, i, o or u.

h p r n j t p g

w g r t t p c b

p n w t n t v n
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 Short Vowels 2 Name _______________
Instructions: Look at the picture and write the missing vowel a, e, i, o or u.

m p b d t g p t

r g p n n p m p

m g p p g m h n
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 Name _______________

Short Vowel Word Search

B I B C M E N
A Z H O P R U
T Y K B G E S bat red
bib cob
F A N L O D B bug fan
men dip
U F P E T I I hop fun
bit pet
N C A P S P T mix got
M I X R B U G sun cap

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