"Jan and Ted" is a free, printable short story that focuses on the short vowel sounds.

List of several words with different short-vowel sounds, with sentences to practice reading short-vowel words.

Practice saying and hearing the difference between all five short vowel sounds.

Students challenge themselves to read this short passage as fast as they can!

Fun and simple game to practice the "short u" sound

Sets of rhyming words that have the “short u” sound

Word list and sentences using the “short u” sound

Practice saying and hearing the difference between “short a,” “short e,” and “short i,” and “short o.”

Fun “tongue twisters” for practicing the “short o” sound

Sets of rhyming words that have the “short o” sound

Word list and sentences using the “short o” sound

Practice saying and hearing the difference between “short a,” “short e,” and “short i.”