Short Vowel Sounds — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Can rhymes with man and the family vowel is a.
Can is in the -an family. The middle vowel is short a, so we fill in a.
2. Den rhymes with hen and the family vowel is e.
Den is in the -en family. The middle vowel is short e, so we fill in e.
3. Win rhymes with pin and the family vowel is i.
Win is in the -in family. The middle vowel is short i, so we fill in i.
4. Fun rhymes with run and the family vowel is u.
Fun is in the -un family. The middle vowel is short u, so we fill in u.
5. Don rhymes with on and the family vowel is o.
Don is in the -on family. The middle vowel is short o, so we fill in o.
6. Bin rhymes with pin and the family vowel is i.
Bin is in the -in family. The middle vowel is short i, so we fill in i.
7. Van rhymes with pan and the family vowel is a.
Van is in the -an family. The middle vowel is short a, so we fill in a.
8. Man rhymes with fan and the family vowel is a.
Man is in the -an family. The middle vowel is short a, so we fill in a.
9. Gun rhymes with bun and the family vowel is u.
Gun is in the -un family. The middle vowel is short u, so we fill in u.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
pan
→ -en family
-en family
pen
→ -un family
-un family
pin
→ -in family
-in family
pun
→ -an family
-an family
Pan fits -an, pen fits -en, pin fits -in, pun fits -un. Each word shares the family pattern.