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Short Vowel Words Resources

As your child’s confidence with vowels grows, it won’t be long before they are putting together their own long and short vowel words. Knowing the difference between the two takes practice. Education.com has created numerous worksheets, as well as assembled activity and game ideas, that will help your child develop their ability to recognize different when to use short vowels.

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Short Vowel Word Families

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Short Vowel Word Families

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Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and

Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and

Get some practice with word families "-an" and "-and," by playing this quiz-style game with your child.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Game

All in a Word Family

All in a Word Family

Practice making new words with your students as they learn about words in the -and word family.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Word Family Story: -an

Word Family Story: -an

Have fun with word families by using them in a story. This worksheet features four words that end with "-an."

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing Word Families: -ub Words

Writing Word Families: -ub Words

Brush up on word families with your first grader as he practices writing and building sentences with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Family Story: -ot

Word Family Story: -ot

Are word families boring for your kid? Not anymore! Check out this fun way to learn word families, the building blocks of language.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Words Ending in "-ed"

Words Ending in "-ed"

Kids read words with the suffix -ed, and practice their handwriting by writing them in the blanks to make sentences.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Match the -it and -at Words!

Match the -it and -at Words!

Use this fun reading and matching worksheet to help your students practice identifying and reading short vowel word families.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

End of Year Assessment: Short Vowels

End of Year Assessment: Short Vowels

It’s nearly the end of kindergarten! Use this handy assessment to check your students’ understanding of the different sounds of each of the five short vowels.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Building

This phonics and spelling series gives your child tools to build words and read them out loud. He'll use letter and digraph cards to practice constructing words, spelling, and completing word ladders.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Workbook

Rhyming Word Family Fun Houses

Rhyming Word Family Fun Houses

It's rhyme time! Students will color-code rhyming words and put each one in its “word family house” with this fun rhyming mini book and fill in the "stair steps" writing activity page.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Writing Word Families: -et Words

Writing Word Families: -et Words

With handwriting, phonics, and even sentence building practice, this worksheet is packed with reading and writing help.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Rhyming Word Families

Rhyming Word Families

Help your child up to speed with his reading skills with this printable phonics worksheet that's all about word families.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Family Story: -ug

Word Family Story: -ug

How many words end with "-ug"? This sheet is a great way to teach word families and help your child form the building blocks of writing and reading.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Ladder Challenge

Word Ladder Challenge

Climb the word ladder in this puzzling phonics challenge! Your child will use his knowledge of word families to change "CAT" into "DOG" one letter at a time.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Find a Rhyme

Can you find a rhyme? Find out with this colorful worksheet!

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Families: Meet the "At" Family

Word Families: Meet the "At" Family

Get to know the "at" family! Look at the pictures and fill in the missing letter to complete each word.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Welcome to Word Families: "Ig" Words

Welcome to Word Families: "Ig" Words

In this worksheet, beginning readers practice identifying, writing, and saying "ig" family words.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

"eg" Word Family

"eg" Word Family

This eg word family cut and paste activity helps kids learn how to build new words by adding letters. They'll learn rhyming words from the -eg word family.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Family Story: -in

Word Family Story: -in

"In" isn't just a word; it's a word family! It's also a good introduction to learning word families for your 1st grader. Check out this word family story.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Family Story: -ip

Word Family Story: -ip

Make word families fun by putting them in a story! Try it out with the "ip" word family. Practicing word families early in school will help your child later.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Word Families: Meet the "It" Family

Word Families: Meet the "It" Family

Get to know the "it" family! Look at the pictures of words ending in "it," then fill in the missing letter to complete each word.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Rhyming At The Park

Rhyming At The Park

Your first grader will have a great time in the park as she comes up with rhyming words to complete these word families.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Read and Spell -and Family Words

Read and Spell -and Family Words

Tell students to pull out their scissors and glue for this spelling activity. With this worksheet, students will practice reading and spelling words in the -and family using this cut and paste activity sheet.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short A 2

Having a strong understanding of short A words like bag, hand and bat can help first graders with reading fluency. This guided lesson helps to support first graders as they expand their comprehension of short A words. With targeted exercises and familiar examples, the lesson will take kids through the short A words they will most commonly come acrsoos in first grade texts.

1st grade

Reading & writing

Guided Lesson

My Rhyming Book: -Ock

My Rhyming Book: -Ock

Help your child improve his reading with this printable phonics worksheet, which is all about words that rhyme with "sock".

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

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