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Short i and Short u: Hear the Difference
Practice matching short i and short u sounds to their letters with picture choices, sound searches, matching, and sorting.
KindergartenELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRF.K.3.b
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 14 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students match the short i and short u sounds in picture names to the letters i and u.
- Students distinguish and sort picture names by their short i or short u sound.
How to use
Name every picture for children before they answer, then read the prompts aloud. Model short i as in pig and short u as in sun without showing the words.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Match the long and short sounds of the five major vowels to their common spellings.
Preview
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Short i and Short u: Hear the Difference
Listen to picture names and match their vowel sounds.

Listen and Pick a Letter
Say each picture name. Choose the letter that spells its vowel sound.

- A. u
- B. i
- C. a
- D. e

- A. e
- B. o
- C. i
- D. u

- A. i
- B. a
- C. u
- D. o
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