Designed by Chris
This collection of free short vowel flashcards contains 101 cards for 101 different CVC three-letter words in (consonant-vowel-consonant) where the vowels are sounded out in their short form.
The flashcards are segmented into a-e-i-o-u vowel sets – they’re all completely free, so feel free to grab all of them!
The words covered in the short vowel sets are listed below:
A Vowel | E Vowel | I Vowel | O Vowel | U Vowel |
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bat cat hat rat sat tap nap cap sad map bag fan man pan van mad tan jam ram ham dad cab dam | jet vet wet net beg pet met leg men ten pen hen peg bed red | bin fig fin hit kid lip pin sit fit lit pit win tin pig wig dig lid big | hot pot cow hop dog log box mop mom cog cot dot fox top job pod | bus cut run hut rug sun nut cup tub bug bun dug sum hug jug nun mud pug |
You can use these resources to help students both rote learn the words and practice the sounding-out of the short vowel sound in the context of common simple words.
All the flashcards are designed to be printed onto regular US Letterhead paper (the sort of paper you’d put into your at-home printer!). Make sure you select the “shrink to fit” option when printing to avoid any cut-offs on your print.
License and Terms of Use: All printables are provided for non-commercial personal and classroom use only, not for resale or distribution. All rights reserved.
Free Short Vowel Flashcards
A Vowel Set

Designed by Chris
This set contains 16 short a vowel words were ‘a’ is the middle letter. The words include: bat, cat, hat, rat, sat, tap, nap, cap, sad, map, bag, fan, man, pan, van, mad, tan, jam, ram, ham, dad, cab, dam. To get complementary worksheets, see my short a vowels worksheets.
E Vowel Set

Designed by Chris
This set contains 33 short e vowel words were ‘e’ is the middle letter. The words include: jet, vet, wet, net, beg, pet, met, leg, men, ten, pen, hen, peg, bed, red. To get complementary worksheets, see my short e vowels worksheets.
I Vowel Set

Designed by Chris
This set contains 16 short i vowel words were ‘i’ is the middle letter. The words include: bin, fig, fin, hit, kid, lip, pin, sit, fit, lit, pit, win, tin, pig, wig, dig, lid, big. To get complementary worksheets, see my short i vowels worksheets.
O Vowel Set

Designed by Chris
This set contains 16 short o vowel words were ‘o’ is the middle letter. The words include: hot, pot, cow, hop, dog, log, box, mop, mom, cog, cot, dot, fox, top, job, pod. To get complementary worksheets, see my short o vowels worksheets.
U Vowel Set

Designed by Chris
This set contains 33 short u vowel words were ‘u’ is the middle letter. The words include: bus, cut, run, hut, rug, sun, nut, cup, tub, bug, bun, dug, sum, hug, jug, nun, mud, pug. To get complementary worksheets, see my short u vowels worksheets.