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SHORT VOWEL

SHORT VOWEL RULE:

When a word has only one vowel and it is between two consonents OR at the beginning, the vowel sound will usually be short.

SHORT VOWELS :

a,e,i,o,u

SHORT VOWEL o:
EXAMPLE and IDENTIFICATION

owl
Octopus
socks
dog
box
mop

CIRCLE the words that have the short vowel sound o :

POT    MOP    BOX   ROD    DOG    COT   OCTOPUS


SOCKS    POT    CLOUD   CLOWN    CROSS    GLOSS


BLOW    BODY     BOLD     BOMB     BLOW    CHOP    COLD


COPY    CROW    DOLL     FORK    FIRST     FAST   MAT

WRITE o in the blanks to complete the words with the short vowel sound o:

S-----CKS    P-----T    CL-----UD   CL-----WN    CR-----SS    GL-----SS


C-----PY    CRW-----    D-----LL     F-----RK


P-----T    M-----P    B-----X   R-----D    D-----G    C-----T


BL----W    B----DY     B----LD     B----MB     BL----W    CH----P    C----LD

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