Short Vowel Worksheets for Early Readers • 7ESL

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Help your little learners build a strong reading foundation with our engaging short vowel worksheets. Designed with colorful visuals, hands-on activities, and simple instructions, these worksheets make learning the short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) exciting and stress-free.

Content You Will Find in Our Short Vowel Worksheets

Short vowel sounds are the building blocks of early reading, and our short vowel worksheets are designed to make learning these sounds easy, engaging, and fun for young learners.

Here’s what you’ll find in this worksheet set:

Fill in the Blanks: Kids look at the pictures and write the missing short vowel to complete the word.
Word Tracing: Learners trace and write short vowel words, then color the matching pictures.
Word Search: A fun way to find and circle short vowel words hidden in a grid.
Coloring Fun: Color only the pictures that include short vowel sounds.
Scrambled Words: Unscramble the letters to make short vowel words using picture clues.
Counting Practice: Count how many pictures have each short vowel sound.

Learn more: Short Vowel Words | Short Vowel Sounds

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Short Vowel Coloring Worksheets

Color only the pictures that have a short vowel sound—a, e, i, o, or u.

Short Vowel Fill in the Blanks Worksheets

1. Look at each picture and word below, then write the missing short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) to complete each word correctly.

2. Look at each picture and write the short vowel that you hear in the middle of the word. Use the vowels a, e, i, o, u to complete each word.

3. Look at each picture and fill in the blank with the correct short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) to complete the word. Use the image as a clue to help you spell it right!

4. Look at each picture and say the word. Then, write the word in the blank using the correct short vowel sound.

Short Vowel Read, Write and Color Worksheets

Read the word in each box, write it on the line, then find and color the matching picture.

Choose the Short Vowel Sound Worksheets

Look at each picture carefully, then highlight the word that matches the picture and has the correct short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

Short Vowel Word Tracing Worksheets

Trace each short vowel word (with vowels a, e, i, o, u), then write it on your own in the space provided. After that, color the pictures to make your worksheet bright and fun!

Scramble Short Vowel Worksheets

Look at each picture and say its name. Then, unscramble the letters to form the correct word and write it in the space provided. All words have short vowel sounds—let’s get spelling!

Count the Short Vowel Worksheets

Find and count the following pictures that have short a, u, i, o, or e sound.

Short Vowel Word Search Worksheets

1. Find and circle all the words with short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) in the puzzle. Use the word list to help you.

2. Look at the word search and find each CVC word from the list. Then, write the correct word in the boxes under the matching picture. All the words include a short vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

Short Vowel Bingo Worksheets

Someone will flip over a word card and read that word out loud. When you hear the word, mark it on your bingo board. First person with 5 in a row wins!

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