Short Vowel Sounds
Short Vowel Sounds is a free, printable Grade 1 ELA worksheet — 6 questions with an answer key, aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.B. Lessonpress generated it in about a minute, and you can make your own for any K–5 grade, standard, or skill.
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
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- 1.
Say each sound in the word: sit
Answer: /s/-/i/-/t/
- 2.
Say each sound in the word: frog
Answer: /f/-/r/-/o/-/g/
- 3.
Sort each word by its vowel sound.
Answer: Short A: bag, ran, tap | Short I: him, bit, win
- 5.
The word shop has ___ sounds in it.
Answer: 3
- 6.
The word step starts with the blend ___.
Answer: st
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What grade is the "Short Vowel Sounds" worksheet for?
Grade 1. It's calibrated to the Grade 1 reading load and content, and aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.B.
What standard does this ELA worksheet cover?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.B, from the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts: Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
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