Short Vowel Sounds — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Fan rhymes with man and the family vowel is a.
Fan is in the -an family. The middle vowel is short a, so we fill in a.
2. Hen rhymes with pen and the family vowel is e.
Hen is in the -en family. The middle vowel is short e, so we fill in e.
3. Pin rhymes with bin and the family vowel is i.
Pin is in the -in family. The middle vowel is short i, so we fill in i.
4. Bun rhymes with run and the family vowel is u.
Bun is in the -un family. The middle vowel is short u, so we fill in u.
5. Con rhymes with on and the family vowel is o.
Con is in the -on family. The middle vowel is short o, so we fill in o.
6. Run rhymes with sun and the family vowel is u.
Run is in the -un family. The middle vowel is short u, so we fill in u.
7. Tin rhymes with pin and the family vowel is i.
Tin is in the -in family. The middle vowel is short i, so we fill in i.
8. Ten rhymes with hen and the family vowel is e.
Ten is in the -en family. The middle vowel is short e, so we fill in e.
9. Ran rhymes with man and the family vowel is a.
Ran is in the -an family. The middle vowel is short a, so we fill in a.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
van
→ -en family
-en family
ten
→ -un family
-un family
win
→ -an family
-an family
fun
→ -in family
-in family
Van fits -an, ten fits -en, win fits -in, fun fits -un. Each shares the family vowel and ending.