Reading is a very important skill that helps children learn and grow. It is also a great way to pass the time. One way to improve your child’s reading skills is to focus on short vowel sounds. There are many different words that contain short vowel sounds, and today we will be looking at 100 of them!
Vowel
Vowels are the foundation of a word. They are necessary in order to form words and help children with their reading skills. Short vowel sounds are the building blocks of many words, and by learning them, your child will be able to read more effectively.
The following is a list of 100 different words that contain short vowel sounds. As you go through the list, see if your child can identify the vowel sound in each word. If they are having trouble, you can say the words aloud so that they can hear the sound.
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Short Vowel Sound Words for Kids and Students
Short E Vowel Words
- Fell
- Fed
- Web
- Dense
- Tend
- Chest
- Net
- Hell
- Led
- Tell
- Mend
- Pent
- Ten
- Head
- West
- Scent
- Jet
- Rest
- Sled
- Vest
- Red
- Well
- Jest
- Tread
- Sense
- Met
- Pest
- Lense
- Lend
- Smell
- Defend
- Spend
- Set
- Yet
- Cent
- Defense
- Tent
- Med
- Yell
- Bed
- Test
- Rent
- Lest
- Wet
- Send
- Lent
- Hen
- End
- Dent
- Men
- Trend
Short A Vowel Words
- Back
- Lap
- Mat
- Zap
- Band
- Dad
- Knack
- Rad
- Tan
- Nap
- Rat
- Map
- Stack
- Lack
- Mad
- Cab
- Class
- Crab
- Lamp
- Clap
- Hat
- Lab
- Past
- Chat
- Van
- App
- Pat
- Gap
- Smack
- Cat
- Fan
- Fad
- Hand
- Man
- Slat
- Damp
- Slab
- Sad
- Shack
- Tack
- Tap
- Bad
- Slack
- Pad
- Snack
- Pan
- Ab
- Ban
- Fab
- Mass
- Lad
- Stand
- Apt
- Glass
- Quack
- Rap
- Fat
- Slap
- Fast
- Jab
- Ran
- Cap
- Rack
- Sass
- Tab
- Dab
- Stamp
- Hack
- Tad
- Gab
- Mast
- Nab
- Ramp
- Gas
- Pack
Short I Vowel Words
- Mitt
- Quit
- Pin
- Sib
- Wig
- Lit
- Stick
- Till
- Twin
- Milk
- Sick
- Writ
- Bid
- Chill
- Dip
- Trim
- Flint
- Rim
- Rip
- Fill
- Lint
- Win
- Mint
- Big
- Rib
- Pill
- Fib
- Whip
- Bit
- Quick
- Silk
- Lick
- Sit
- Hit
- Thick
- Gill
- Lid
- Dill
- Id
- Bill
- Hid
- Pig
- Whip
- Kid
- Mill
- Tin
- Glint
- Clip
- Will
- Hill
- Mid
- Nit
- Slick
- Lip
- Sill
- Nip
- Whim
- Fit
- Pick
- Nil
- Sip
- Dim
- Tip
- Pit
- Trick
Short U Vowel Words
- Bug
- Dub
- Run
- Trump
- Hug
- Bud
- Cuss
- Pun
- Rub
- Bun
- Sub
- Cuff
- Hunt
- Jut
- Jump
- Dust
- Nub
- Bum
- Dud
- Lust
- Crust
- Cub
- Sun
- Tub
- Mud
- Must
- Plump
- Sud
- Trust
- Pump
- Bump
- Gun
- Rug
- Dump
- Fuss
- Rut
- Bus
- But
- Nut
- Punt
- Rump
- Gut
- Runt
- Fun
- Pub
- Hub
- Rust
- Rum
- Cut
- Muss
- Dug
- Fund
- Mutt
- Lump
- Mug
- Chum
- Gum
- Tug
Short O Vowel Words
- Got
- Mom
- Mob
- Off
- Stop
- Hop
- Tot
- Pox
- Job
- Trot
- Mop
- Rot
- Dock
- Pod
- Pond
- Lob
- Hog
- Rod
- Box
- Rob
- Blot
- Cob
- Don
- Odd
- Ox
- Con
- Nod
- Cop
- Cot
- Clot
- Hot
- Sop
- Drop
- Pot
- Sock
- Mock
- Lock
- Jot
- Shop
- Knock
- Nob
- Sob
- Dog
- Rock
- Lot
- Plop
- Log
- Bod
- On
- Bop
- Dot
- Bog
- Cod
- Cog
- God
- Not
- Top
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