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Roll a short vowel games

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If you’re looking for fun activity to help your child hear the differences among the short vowel sounds, you’ll love what I’m sharing today!

Looking to help your child learn those tricky short vowels? Print one of 26 FREE short vowel games for some low-prep practice!

I’m so excited about this newest printable, I’m almost giddy.    I just love how they turned out… and you’ll love how beautiful and simple the game is!  All you have to do is print a board and grab a die.

26 Free games for short vowel sounds

Looking to help your child learn those tricky short vowels? Print one of 26 FREE short vowel games for some low-prep practice!

This game provides a ton of practice hearing the different short vowel sounds.

Looking to help your child learn those tricky short vowels? Print one of 26 FREE short vowel games for some low-prep practice!

Directions:

1. Each player chooses a playing piece.  You might want to borrow game pieces  from one of your board games (ours were from the game Sorry).

2. Place your pieces on Start.

3. Take turns rolling a die.  When you roll it, you do not move forward that many spaces.  Instead, look at the key on top of the game (each game is different).  On this board, if you roll a 1 or a 2, you move to the next picture with the short a sound in the middle.  If you roll a 3 or 4, move to a picture with the short o sound.  Roll a 5?  Move ahead 2.  Roll a 6?  Roll again.

4. Keep taking turns rolling the die and moving to the appropriate picture.  You never share a space with another player, and you reach the last space by rolling the sound for that particular vowel (or getting a number which tells you to move ahead 2).

5. The first to the end wins.

So simple.

And think about how much practice the game gives.  Every picture your child moves past, he has to say the name and listen for the middle vowel.  That’s a lot of practice!

And in case you were wondering, you’ll get other combinations of two vowels besides short a and short o.  In fact, every possible combination of two vowels is included in the download.

 

Looking to help your child learn those tricky short vowels? Print one of 26 FREE short vowel games for some low-prep practice!

Your child is ready for an additional challenge?  No problem.  I’ve got every possible combination of three vowels included in the pack as well.

And, yes, every combination of four vowels is also included.  The last game in the download is one with all five short vowels.

See why I’m excited?!  I’m already planning some more games like this one… stay tuned for Roll a Blend, Roll a Digraph, and Roll a Long Vowel.  Oh, the possibilities!

(Update: here they are!)

    • Roll a blend games
    • Roll a digraph games
    • Roll a long vowel games

To prepare: Choose the game you’d like to play.  Print that page on cardstock for durability. Laminate if desired.  And that’s all the prep you have to do. 🙂

Get your free short vowel games!

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92 Comments

  1. Julia

    January 31, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    You page came up in my search for short vowel games and this is fabulous!! Thank you so much for creating and sharing the short vowel games!

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      February 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm

      We’re glad to have you join us, Julia! We hope that you and your learners enjoy them!

      Reply to this comment
  2. Angie

    October 12, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    Thank you for offering these! I’m tutoring a new reader and these games are perfect for taking the monotony out of practicing short vowels.

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  3. Anna Meyer

    July 31, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    Thank you for sharing all these wonderful resources with us! They look so great! We are getting ready to start on our 3rd year of homeschooling with a 1st and 2nd grader. I’m reinforcing all the phonics concepts they learned last year and this will help so much! – Anna

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    • Anna G

      August 1, 2020 at 6:33 am

      I’m so glad these are helpful for you, Anna!

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  4. Emily

    July 28, 2020 at 11:17 am

    Hi! This is great! My one concern is the first one looks like a picture of ham, and the vowel sound in ham doesn’t match the vowel sound that a typically produces. Do you have any suggestions when using this product if confusion arises?

    Reply to this comment
    • Kate Dowling

      July 30, 2020 at 1:59 pm

      Hi Emily!
      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. If you slowly make the following sounds, you’ll notice that short a is not the same in all of them: -am, -at, -an. Kids will get used to the short vowel sounds when they learn word families. Accents also play a role. For example, Anna uses apricots as a short a word in her picture cards. Anna’s co-course writer Becky (This Reading Mama) uses apricots as an example of long a because she lives in a different region of the US. The sound is still “short a” even if it’s not identical in “-am” and “-at.” Here is my suggestion: do plenty of word family activities before playing this game. Make sure the children know that ham, ram, lamb, etc. are all short a vowel sounds. Hope this helps! 🙂

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  5. Aileen Otoko

    November 28, 2019 at 11:30 pm

    Hi, Anna.
    I am working on a project to help elementary teachers using effective activities that are aligned with benchmarks and I found your activities materials which I believe will motivate students to learn. I am asking permission to borrow your ideas for CVC game board.

    Thank you.

    Aileen Otoko

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    • Anna G

      November 29, 2019 at 5:16 am

      Hi Aileen! Please send me an email so we can discuss this more. 🙂 anna(at)themeasuredmom(dot)com

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  6. DL

    October 6, 2019 at 1:51 pm

    Just wondering – what are the colored spaces for?- – With regards to a game board that has 3 short vowels. Based on the instructions, the kids seem to always move to a picture space. In this game board there’s no option to move head 2 spaces or roll again.

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    • Anna G

      October 16, 2019 at 10:04 am

      They are just space holders. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  7. Colleen

    September 2, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    This game looks fantastic but unfortunately it seems the link takes me to a phonics book instead of the game. Am I using the wrong link? Thank you!

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    • Anna G

      September 8, 2019 at 7:57 am

      It works now. 🙂

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  8. Sonia

    July 5, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    i am a big fan of your resources! I love them and the fact that you share so many freebies makes it more interesting. You’re not only an amazing mum and teacher but also a beautiful person indeed!! Huge thanks for sharing your work and resources with the people all around the world. I am a Primary school teacher in Melbourne, Australia just wondering if you’re thinking of making your resources in different fonts? Just a little suggestion and also appreciation of your incredible resources ??

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    • Anna G

      July 20, 2019 at 8:32 am

      HI Sonia! At this point, no, I’m just making them in the traditional font that we use in America. Not that I won’t want to help, but I only have a certain amount of time to create. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  9. Eramosa

    March 22, 2019 at 11:28 am

    I can’t seem to print this file. The link takes me to another pack. Can you please send me the file? Thanks!

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    • Kate Dowling

      March 22, 2019 at 2:55 pm

      Hi Eramosa!

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. Once you enter your email address, the file will be sent to you immediately. Please check your inbox, and if it’s not there, check your spam/trash/junk or promotions folders. If you still can’t find it, please try using a different email address. Thanks for giving it another try!

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  10. Elizabeth

    February 25, 2019 at 8:25 am

    Hello, I’m having a bit of trouble downloading the short vowel game boards as when I click on the link it asks for my email which I gave and then I was sent a link for some long vowel books.
    Please let me know if I’m doing something wrong 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Elizabeth

      February 25, 2019 at 8:26 am

      I’m so sorry for the trouble, they have just come through- thank you so much xx

      Reply to this comment
  11. Susan Reardon

    October 15, 2018 at 7:12 pm

    This is absolutely perfect and just what I have been looking for!!! My tutoring student loves games and challenges, and needs lots of practice on the short vowel sounds. I am really grateful and impressed that you have offered so much here for FREE!!! So many resources offer a tiny free tidbit that just makes you realize you need to purchase the rest in order to get full use of the game. Thank you for offering such a complete resource for free

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      October 16, 2018 at 5:34 am

      Yay! I’m so glad you can use these, Susan! 🙂 Thank you so much for your comment.

      Reply to this comment
  12. Christine

    September 23, 2018 at 5:44 pm

    Thank you so much for your free printables. They have been such an inspiration as I begin my small groups. I am new to the lower grades and have been feeling overwhelmed with what to do during small group time. As a teacher, spending my own little bit of money on resources (print outs, printer ink, lamination sheets, etc.) gets exhausting and your resources have been such refreshing blessing. Thank you for all the time and thought you have put into these resources.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      October 15, 2018 at 7:22 am

      I’m so glad these help you, Christine!

      Reply to this comment
  13. Lisa

    July 15, 2018 at 11:43 am

    Thank you so much for all your creative, free activities! My dyslexic students love them, and I love have alternatives to my same old boring stuff! YOU ROCK!!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      July 16, 2018 at 7:19 am

      Thank you for your kind words, Lisa!

      Reply to this comment
  14. Heather

    January 3, 2018 at 11:12 am

    Your materials are simply AMAZING!! I love every single one. Thank you for all of your great resources!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      January 5, 2018 at 7:08 am

      You’re welcome, Heather! Thank you so much for the kind words!

      Reply to this comment
  15. Janna

    April 20, 2017 at 2:45 am

    Thank you so much
    I enjoyed and benefited a lot
    I do not know how to thank you, Anna, may God bless you

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 22, 2017 at 5:32 pm

      You’re very welcome, Janna! 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  16. Pam

    April 3, 2017 at 1:20 pm

    Hi Anna,
    Just wanted to express how much I am enjoying all the activities, varieties, ideas and practical applications you share with us. For those of us who work with the most challenged and struggling students with little resources and budgets, these have been amazing.
    Thank you so much for sharing. You are greatly appreciated.

    P.S. I really love your personal family touch, it lets us know you’re in touch with where we are.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 6, 2017 at 8:12 pm

      Thank you so much for taking the time to give me this encouragement, Pam! It means so much!

      Reply to this comment
  17. Marlene

    January 29, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    Thank you sooo much for these center ideas. as moved back to kindergarten after 14 years of 1st and 2nd grade. I only have 2 years left before retirement so I don’t want to spend. Getting these free print outs has been a blessing. Again thank you

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      January 31, 2017 at 10:54 am

      You’re very welcome, Marlene – thanks so much for your comment!

      Reply to this comment
  18. Cynde

    September 13, 2016 at 10:36 am

    Wow , I have read this page up and down including all the comments on how great it is but still cannot find WHERE to see and print it out. I have signed up twice and that doesn’t seem to help either. Still searching.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      September 13, 2016 at 10:39 am

      Scroll to the bottom of the post and look where it says “Get your 26 free games HERE.” Click on HERE. If that doesn’t work, click the troubleshooting box beneath it.

      Reply to this comment
      • Cynde

        September 13, 2016 at 10:48 am

        OK found it. Thank you so much. It’s great and I can’t wait to try it out.Thank you for all your work and patience.

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  19. Doris

    September 13, 2016 at 2:53 am

    Dear Anna,
    Thank you so much for these free resources! They helped!

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 17, 2016 at 5:45 am

      That’s great to hear, Doris!

      Reply to this comment
  20. Danielle

    September 7, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    I just want to say thanks! I’ve been searching for something to help us differentiate the sounds in the middle better. This is perfect, thanks for sharing it for free. We will be back for more if the need arrises. 🙂

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      September 17, 2016 at 5:45 am

      I’m so glad you can use these, Danielle!

      Reply to this comment
  21. Jennifer A. Lawrence

    August 14, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    Hi! I LOOOOVE YOUR WORK! I was curious. I can’t seem to locate the roll a short vowel game. I have the blends and digraphs. Can you direct me to that? Thanks again! You are so amazing at creating these beautiful activities! Jflore@hotmail.com

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm

      Hi Jennifer! You left your comment on the Roll a Short Vowel games – just click on the brown word HERE to download. Did you mean something else?

      Reply to this comment
  22. Cheryl

    October 5, 2015 at 6:38 am

    Printed off the short vowel games and started using them with my 1st grade Title kiddos–they absolutely love them and beg to play them every day! I was searching to see if you had finished the blends and other boards you were speaking of, but didn’t find them. Any idea when they might be ready? They would be perfect for my 2nd Graders. Thank you so much for all you do–so grateful!!

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 5, 2015 at 11:48 am

      They’re ready, Cheryl, and I just added links to them at the end of this post. Enjoy!

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  23. Kristie

    September 29, 2015 at 7:35 am

    Love this! I will definitely have to share! Thanks for posting!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2015 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks for visiting, Kristie!

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  24. Christina Kazanjian

    September 27, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    Just happened upon your site from pinterest! I should be sad that today is my last day of fall break and I have to go to work tomorrow but I am so happy and excited that I found your game board freebies and cannot wait to share them with my students! So adorable! So just what I need for my kids! So amazing that they are free! Thank you for sharing your talent!!!

    Chris

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2015 at 4:30 pm

      Thank you so much, Chris – your comment was a real day brightener!

      Reply to this comment
  25. Priya

    July 10, 2015 at 7:28 am

    where can I get printout
    I am unable to find the game printot page

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      July 10, 2015 at 7:36 am

      It says “Get your free games HERE.” Click on HERE.

      Reply to this comment
  26. Lois Tschaepe

    April 4, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Your materials never cease to amaze me! Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      April 7, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      You’re very kind, Lois – thank you!

      Reply to this comment
  27. Susan Syddall

    March 21, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    What a great idea. Thanks so much for sharingj!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 25, 2015 at 5:18 pm

      You’re welcome, Susan! I hope you get a chance to use them. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  28. Melissa

    March 10, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    I LOVE your printable activities! Thank you so much for sharing your great ideas!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 19, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Thank you so much, Melissa!

      Reply to this comment
  29. Dawn

    February 24, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    Thanks so much for these colorful game boards. I’m working on segmenting with my intervention K kiddos. I think I’ll use the game boards for that without the dice pictures on top. Thanks, again.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 28, 2015 at 7:34 am

      I’m so glad you can find a way to make them work, Dawn!

      Reply to this comment
  30. Kate

    February 24, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    This is PERFECT for this week!!! I’m doing This Reading Mama’s “Reading the Alphabet” with my 4-year-old, and we just finished short i. We’ll do the short a/short i combination page tomorrow. He’ll love it!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 28, 2015 at 7:34 am

      Yay! Have fun with them! 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  31. Danielle

    February 23, 2015 at 7:18 am

    I just LOVE EVERYTHING that you are doing for students! You have such a creative way to engage students in activities that promote learning and are also fun at the same time!! It’s been truly wonderful and extremely convenient to have educational resources already designed and ready for use by us educators.

    Keep doing what you’re doing because I can’t get enough!!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 12:06 pm

      Thank you, Danielle – your comment was a real day brightener! I really love to hear that classroom teachers can use my materials. I know how much time, energy, and expense go into teaching – so I am thankful to lighten your load at least a bit!

      Reply to this comment
  32. debbie

    February 22, 2015 at 5:53 am

    I have to send another comment. I did not download the games before the previous comment – I just wanted to thank you. Now that I did download the games, I want to doubly thank you. I so love how each game board is different and works on different sounds. Such a super idea and fun too. Thanks!!!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      So glad you to hear you like them, Debbie! They were so fun to make, and I can’t wait to create more versions… there just aren’t enough hours in the day. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  33. debbie

    February 22, 2015 at 5:48 am

    I just want to thank you for sharing your wonderful learning materials. I am so looking forward to using the short vowel game. It will be a great resource for many of my kids!

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  34. Ann

    February 21, 2015 at 10:13 am

    Anna,
    You are such an inspiration to me! Thanks to you for providing so many activities that my students use as independent “word work” options while I am conferring with individuals or conducting guided reading groups. I think you’re incredible!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 12:00 pm

      Oh, I love to hear that these fill the time when you’re differentiating instruction, Ann! I’d love to visit your classroom. Go, you!

      Reply to this comment
  35. Jan

    February 21, 2015 at 8:59 am

    My beginning readers are so into games right now, these will be perfect! Thank you so much!

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:59 am

      You’re very welcome, Jan!

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  36. Kay

    February 21, 2015 at 6:08 am

    This is awesome, Anna!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:59 am

      Thank you, Kay!

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  37. Hanan

    February 21, 2015 at 2:50 am

    It’s an amazing idea, but I’m alittle confused about the game rules. We’re supposed to put the dice on the start point. and then if I got (1) for example on the dice, Should I pick a picture with the sound (a), or move one step forward? if I moved one step and the picture has another vowel sound but (a) what should I do? Or if I picked a picture with the vowel (a) , what’s the point of winning by finishing first if I have the option to pick the closest picture to the end on the board with the vowel (a)?

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 21, 2015 at 6:23 am

      Hi Hanan! If two people are playing, you need two playing pieces (coins, gems, whatever). Put pieces on start.

      Then you roll a die on your turn. If you get a 2, and the top of the board says that a 2 equals a, then you move to the very next picture that has a short a sound.

      So the number on the die doesn’t tell you how many places to move – it tells you which vowel sound to move to. Does that make sense?

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  38. Susan

    February 21, 2015 at 1:12 am

    And now that I have seen them – What lovely pictures (that shark racing through the water!) and what a wonderful way of combining the vowels! There are so many children who confuse vowels that are not at all alike. I have one child who still sometimes confuses /o/ and /i/. I can’t wait to play!

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:59 am

      Yay! Have fun with them, Susan! I love that they’re low prep but promote LOTS of practice. 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  39. Susan

    February 21, 2015 at 1:03 am

    What a stunning idea! Why didn’t I think of that years ago? Thank you so much!

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  40. Heather

    February 20, 2015 at 9:27 pm

    Wonderful idea, Anna! Love these!!!!

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:58 am

      Thank you, Heather!

      Reply to this comment
  41. Karen

    February 20, 2015 at 6:47 pm

    Wow, this is just what my kinders need! I love all of the combinations, which will allow me to differentiate for all learners in my class. Thanks so much!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:58 am

      You’re welcome, Karen – I hope you get lots of use out of them!

      Reply to this comment
  42. Kaidee

    February 20, 2015 at 6:01 pm

    Thanks for this, and for all the other quality resources you provide! I’m so glad I subscribed!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:58 am

      It’s so great to have you following along, Kaidee :)!

      Reply to this comment
  43. Rachel

    February 19, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    THis will be great for extra practice in the classroom! Thank for sharing!

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 24, 2015 at 11:57 am

      You’re very welcome, Rachel!

      Reply to this comment

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