Short Vowel Sounds

Short Vowel Sounds

Review and Quiz

Short vowel sounds

• /a/ as in apple

• /e/ as in egg

• /i/ as in itch

• /o/ as in octopus

• /u/ as in up

/a/ like in apple

/e/ like in egg

/i/ like in itch

/o/ like in octopus

/u/ like in up

Practice

• Each question will ask you which word has a certain short vowel sound

• Use your hand signals if you need help remembering

Multiple Choice

Which word starts with a short a sound?

• apple

• able

• ancient

• aid

Multiple Choice

Which word starts with a short e sound?

• eager

• egg

• eat

• eel

Multiple Choice

Which word starts with a short i sound?

• irony

• itinerary

• itch

• island

Multiple Choice

Which word starts with a short o sound?

• owe

• owl

• over

• octopus

Multiple Choice

Which word starts with a short u sound?

• ukulele

• up

• uniform

• unicorn

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short a sound?

• cat

• cape

• cage

• make

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short e sound?

• met

• meet

• leave

• teal

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short i sound?

• dine

• line

• mine

• bit

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short o sound?

• boat

• pot

• joke

• poke

Multiple Choice

Which word has a short u sound?

• bun

• cute

• cube

• ruby