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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

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Short vowel sounds worksheet

Short vowel sounds page
A short vowel sound is pronounced for a shorter time than a long vowel sound. For instance, in the word fat, the vowel 'a' is short, but in fate, it's long. Use this worksheet to practise short vowel sounds and consolidate your child's phonics learning at home.
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Keystage:  Reception, KS1, Year 1, Year 2

What is a short vowel? 

Short vowels are quick vowel sounds that don't last as long as the other vowel sounds. In English, we have five main short vowel sounds. These are the vowel sounds you hear in words like 'hat,' 'bed,' 'big,' 'hot,' and 'tub.' When we say a short vowel sound, it doesn't last long, and it's usually just one letter making the sound.

What is in this short vowel sound worksheet?

Our short vowel worksheet was created by teachers and includes a clear explanation of short vowels, followed by a fun colour-coding activity. Your child will need to identify the short vowel sounds in the list of words, using the colour code to circle them in the correct colour. They can then do the same with sentences: identifying the short vowel sounds and circling them in the correct colour. 

For more practice with short vowel sounds, try Recognising short vowels in CVC words.