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In the English language, there are different ways to pronounce vowels. One category of such vowel pronunciation is the short vowel sound — one that has many associated words. But what are some short vowel words and how do you identify them? This article will explore short vowel sounds, general rules for forming short vowel words, and examples of short vowel words for each vowel — a, e, i, o, and u.

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Short Vowel Words

Short Vowel Sounds

Short vowel sounds are a type of pronunciation for the vowels in the English language — a, e, i, o, and u. This description is not literal (meaning that you would not pronounce the vowels in a short, quick, or abbreviated manner) but is only used in contrast to long vowel sounds.

With long vowel sounds, you pronounce the vowels “by name” — meaning “a” would be pronounced like the letter “a” as in “lake”, “e” would be pronounced the letter “e” as in “cheese”, “i” would be pronounced like the letter “i” as in “like”, and so on.

Long vowel sounds are generated mainly by repeating vowels (like the letter “e” in “free” or “meet”), or by vowel-consonant-vowel (VCV) word spellings (like the letter “a” in “make”, the letter “i” in “time”, the letter “o” in “joke”).

Short vowel sounds, in contrast, are the pronunciation of vowels as they generally appear in consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) word spellings. Examples of this include the letter “a” in “hat” or “bag”, the letter “u” in “cup” or “tug”, or the letter “i” in “big” or “tin”.

Short vowel words can include longer words than simple CVC words — like “snack”, “jump”, or “plot”.

There are different short vowel pronunciations for each vowel, as explained below.

Short A Words

Short “a” words are pronounced like the “a” vowel is in “cat” or “tag”.

Short “a” words include:

Ab
Apt
Fab
Cab
Tab
Jab
Gab
Lab
Nab
Dab
Crab
Slab
Fad
Dad
Lad
Pad

Sad
Mad
Rad
Tad
Bad
Gas
Cap
Lap
Tap
Map
Gap
Rap
Nap
Zap
App
Slap
Clap
Fan
Van
Man
Tan
Ran
Pan
Ban
Glass
Mass
Class
Sass
Fast
Mast
Past
Ramp
Stamp
Lamp
Damp
Hand
Band
Stand
Snack
Shack
Lack
Knack
Hack
Slack
Pack
Rack
Back
Tack
Stack
Smack
Quack
Rat
Mat
Pat
Fat
Hat
Cat
Chat
Slat

Short E Words

Short “e” words are pronounced like the “e” vowel is in “beg” or “led”.

Short “e” words include:

Red
Med
Led
Fed
Sled
Bed
Head
Tread
Jet
Met
Net
Wet
Set
Yet
Tent
Cent
Pent
Lent
Rent
Dent
Scent
Men
Hen
Ten
Lense
Sense
Dense
Defense
Spend
Lend
Mend
Tend
End
Defend
Trend
Send
Fell
Smell
Tell
Well
Yell
Hell
Web
Vest
Test
West
Jest
Rest
Pest
Chest
Lest

Short I Words

Short “i” words are pronounced like the “i” vowel is in “bit” or “din”.

Short “i” words include:

Lip
Clip
Sip
Rip
Tip
Nip
Dip
Whip
Big
Wig
Pig
Hit
Bit
Writ
Lit
Fit
Sit
Pit
Nit
Mitt
Silk
Milk
Win
Tin
Twin
Pin
Lint
Glint
Flint
Mint
Fill
Pill
Till
Hill
Gill
Dill
Mill
Bill
Chill
Sill
Will
Nil
Rim
Dim
Whim
Trim
Fib
Rib
Sib
Whip
Thick
Quick
Sick
Stick
Pick
Lick
Trick
Slick
Quit

Short O Words

Short “o” words are pronounced like the “o” vowel is in “hot” or “job”.

Short “o” words include:

Cod
Rod
God
Bod
Pod
Nod
Odd
Off
Jot
Pot
Cot
Rot
Tot
Dot
Hot
Not
Lot
Got
Clot
Trot
Blot
Nob
Job
Mob
Rob
Sob
Lob
Cob
Box
Ox
Pox
Rock
Sock
Mock
Knock
Lock
Dock
Log
Dog
Bog
Hog
Cog
On
Pond
Con
Don
Stop
Shop
Drop
Cop
Mop
Hop
Bop
Sop
Top
Plop
Mom

Short U Words

Short “u” words are pronounced like the “u” vowel is in “bug” or “rut”.

Short “u” words include:

Sub
Tub
Pub
Rub
Dub
Cub
Hub
Nub
Mud
Dud
Sud
Bud
Cut
Rut
But
Gut
Nut
Jut
Mutt
Rum
Chum
Bum
Gum
Lump
Jump
Pump
Plump
Trump
Rump
Dump
Bump
Cuff
puff
Hug
Mug
Rug
Tug
Dug
Bug
Gun
Bun
Sun
Fun
Pun
Run
Crust
Rust
Dust
Must
Lust
Trust
Cuss
Muss
Fuss
Bus
Runt
Punt
Hunt
Fund

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The English language provides a list of short vowel words that seem to be never ending. A short vowel word is any word that doesn't allow the vowel within it to generate that vowel's long vowel sound.

For example, the word "bug" is a short vowel word because there's no long "U" sound. A word doesn't necessarily have to have three letters to be a short vowel word, but it makes for the easiest example and three-lettered words make up the bulk of any list of short vowel words. Let's take a look.

Short Vowel Sounds in Words

Here's the reason why words with only three letters typically make the short vowel sound. Three letters usually don't allow for a second vowel to force the long vowel sound out. Exceptions include words like "bee" or "tea."

These words use a second vowel to force the long vowel sound from the first one, while other words like "ant" or "mat" use the placement of consonants to force a short vowel sound.

But, here's an important point to keep in mind. The words listed below are short vowel sounds, not short vowel spellings. That is, just because a word is short, doesn't mean it will automatically have a short vowel sound. And vowel as written doesn't always correspond with the sound it makes. Take the word "pretty." The E is sounded like a short I, and the Y is sounded like a long E. Phonetically, it sounds more like "prit-tee," not "pret-tai."

Likewise, we can't assume a long word will automatically have a long vowel sound. Let's look at the word "business." The U and E in "business" are also sounded like a short I, and the I is silent altogether. Phonetically speaking, we don't pronounce it "buss-eye-ness." It's more like "biz-niss." With that in mind, let's explore more short vowel words, sorted by letter.

Short "A" Words

The short A sound is what you hear in words like "bat" or "map." Here are some other great examples of words with the short A sound.

act	apt	ask	bat	bad	bag	cat
cap	cab	dad	dab	Dan	fan	fat
fad	gap	gab	gal	gas	ham	has
had	hat	jab	jam	lab	lad	lag
lap	man	mad	mat	map	nap	pan
Pam	pad	pal	ran	ram	rag	rat
Sam	sad	sag	sat	sap	tab	tan
tad	tag	tap	van	vat	yam	zap

Short "E" Words

The short E sound is what you hear in words like "gem" or "hem. " Here are some other great examples of words with the short E sound.

ben	bed	beg	bet	den	fed
gem	get	gel	hen	hem	jet
keg	led	leg	let	men	met
net	pen	peg	pet	red	set
ten	Ted	vet	yet	wed	wet

Short "I" Words

The short I sound is what you hear in words like "dim" or "fib. " Here are some other great examples of words with the short I sound.

bin	bid	big	bit	dim	did
dig	dip	fin	fig	fit	gin
gig	him	his	hid	hit	hip
jib	jig	kin	kid	kit	lid
lit	lip	nip	pin	pig	pit
rim	rid	rig	rip	sin	sit
sip	tin	tip	win	wit	zip

Short "O" Words

The short O sound is what you hear in words like "con" or "nod. " Here are some other great examples of words with the short O sound.

bog	bop	con	cod	cog	cot
cop	don	dog	dot	fog	god
got	hog	hot	jog	jot	lob
log	lot	lop	mob	mom	mop
nod	not	odd	pod	pop	pot
rod	rot	sod	Tom	tot	top

Short "U" Words

The short U sound is what you hear in words like "bus" or "hum. " Here are some other great examples of words with the short U sound.

bun	bum	bus	bud	bug	but
cud	cut	cup	dug	fun	gun
gum	Gus	gut	hum	hug	hut
jug	jut	lug	mug	nun	nut
pun	pug	pup	rub	run	rum
rug	rut	sub	sun	sum	tug

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Using Short Vowel Sounds

Though the above list of words with short vowels is incomplete, you can use it to understand the basic usage for the short vowel sounds. These short vowel sounds are often used in larger words as well. You might see them in words that also contain long vowel sounds, or even in two-lettered words, like "in," "it," and "at." Longer words, such as "magistrate" or "fascinate," use both short long vowel sounds.

Some words use the short vowel sound and the long vowel sound, depending on the tense of the word. Words like "read," for example, are pronounced as the long vowel sound when the tense is present. For example, "We are reading this list of short vowel words."

However, when the tense is changed from present to past tense, the long vowel sound is taken away and the short vowel sound is introduced in the same word. For example, "I read the list of short vowel words, and understand much better now."

Pronunciation Pros

If you're teaching short vowel sounds to little learners, practice makes perfect. If you're teaching ESL students, here are some tips and resources for teaching ESL pronunciation. And, when you're ready for the flip side of the coin? Take a look at these examples of long vowel words too. You might also want to explore when "y" is a vowel.

Sounds uː, ʊ, ʊǝ - examples, pronunciation, tongue twisters

We continue the phonetic rubric, the slogan of which is: English sounds are not equal to Russian ones. To learn the correct pronunciation, we have developed a recipe: we take a “bunch” of similar sounds, compare them with each other and with their Russian counterparts. Then we practice pronunciation and literally “train” the speech apparatus to the correct position with the help of several dozen example words and tongue twisters.

A line from a famous song will help to fix the result, which will cut into the auditory memory and will not let you forget the sound! nine0003

Today we will take sounds similar to the Russian sound |у| is a long diphthongoid |uː|, short |ʊ| and the diphthong |ʊǝ|.

Long sound |uː| - round, but do not stick out

Pronounced in the words goose, too, rule , etc. This sound is very similar to ours, but there are two main differences:

1. English | uː | is a diphthongoid. That is, this is one sound, but we hear in it the “overtone” of the second sound (also | u |, but deeper), because the tongue and lips slightly change their position during pronunciation: the tongue moves back and up in the oral cavity. The lips are visibly rounded at the beginning and become even more rounded as the tongue moves. nine0003

2. To speak English | uː | lips are rounded, but not protruding forward. To see the difference, compare the two pictures. At the first, Russian-speaking singer Keti Topuria pronounces the word " y I fly" in the song of the same name. In the second picture, the English-speaking presenter from the previous video says one of the example words.

Think you can see the difference? 🙂

As a bonus, I'll tell you about one more important point: in combination | ju: |, which may remind you of the sounds of our letter "yu" (as in the word " yu la" ) - the preceding vowel is not softened! For example, in the words f ew, n ew, t une - we first pronounce the hard consonant and only then raise the middle back of the tongue to the hard palate for | | ju: |.

Got it? Did you catch the differences? We begin to work out the correct position on a set of words.

goose |ɡuːs|

who |huː| nine0003

through |θruː|

few |fjuː|

group |ɡruːp|

move |muːv|

you |juː|

threw |θruː|

yew |juː|

too |tuː|

tool|tuːl|

tooth |tuːθ|

cool |kuːl |

rule |ruːl |

school |skuːl |

use |juːz|

tune |tjuːn|

fool |fuːl |

soon |suːn|

new |njuː|

do |duː|

two |tuː| nine0109 oo ms and fr ui t j ui ce.

A c u te b eau ty sal oo n u sually u ses perf u me, shamp oo and t oo thpaste prod u ced in the US.

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Pronounced in the words look, good, book , etc. It also differs significantly from Russian | at |. Firstly, the position of the tongue: it is not tense, pulled back, but not very far (in the Russian version, the tongue is pulled back further). The back of the tongue rises to the front of the soft palate not so high - up to half the distance.

The second important difference is the position of the lips: they don't round as much. In fact, the lips need to be rounded, as for our | o |, but the mouth is not open so wide. The lips hardly protrude. nine0003

Let's start the practice with words. Take the desired position of the mouth - and get to work!

could |kʊd|

full |fʊl |

foot |fʊt|

pull |pʊl|

should |ʃʊd|

look |lʊk|

put |pʊt|

good |ɡʊd|

took |tʊk|

book |bʊk|

hook |hʊk|

crook |krʊk|

brook |brʊk|

cook |kʊk|

took |tʊk|

bull|bʊl|

hood |hʊd| nine0003

would |wʊd|

wool |wʊl |

push |pʊʃ|

puss |pʊs|

soot |sʊt|

woman | ˈwʊmən|

sugar | ˈʃʊɡə ^r |

The next step - tongue twisters with sound | ʊ |.

A g oo d-l oo king w o man c oo ks c oo kies with s u gar and g oo seberry from a g oo d c oo kb oo k.

OO OO KS ARE G G 11111111111111110IA G G. oo kies, g oo d b oo kmen are g oo d at f oo tnoting b oo ks. C ou ld g oo d b oo ksellers be g oo d at b oo king b oo ks?
A c oo k's b OO Ksheelf is F U LL of C OO KB OO KS, A B OO KMAN’S B KCASE IS F U LL OFA G OO 0 LL OF

And the last thing is the song. For this sound, I propose to dwell on the song of the singer La'Porsha Renae - "Good Woman".

You got a g oo d g oo d g oo d g oo d w0014
Cuz I'm a real g oo d g oo d g oo d good w o man (woman)
But even g oo d women go bad when they go through what you p u t me through

Sound |ʊǝ| What is a diphthong?

Pronounced in words pure, sec u rity, tour etc . Let's start the conversation with what a diphthong is in principle. This is a combination of two vowels that are in one syllable . That is, when pronouncing this sound, the position of the speech apparatus changes , but at the same time you pronounce these “two sounds” together, without dividing them into syllables (as you divide, for example, in the Russian word p oe t - where "to" and "et" are two separate syllables).

Do not confuse diphthong and diphthong oid (like the long |u: | we talked about above). In the diphthong and , the “overtone of the second sound” is similar in quality to the main sound, and in the diphthong the two components of the sound are very different from each other. nine0003
In a diphthong, one part is a syllable-forming nucleus (strong sound), and the second is a weak, muffled sound (I would say “echo of a sound”).

In our today's diphthong | ʊǝ | syllable-forming element is the sound | ʊ | (we just learned how to pronounce it). The second, weak element is the “seam” sound, which we talked about in another article. Only within this diphthong does it become even more faceless and unexpressed.

I must say right away that this diphthong in English is not so frequent. Moreover, in some words in modern English it is replaced by either the sound | ɔ: |, or simply on | ʊ | (especially in American English), or into 2 syllables: long sound | u: | + | ə |. Read more here. nine0003
But still, I suggest you practice its pronunciation. First, do the following: say the word look |lʊk| several times (just in case, follow the link and speak along with the voice acting). Now, without changing the position for the sound | ʊ |, say the word lure |lʊə ^r |. Ready!

Next, we begin to practice on other words. I repeat: there are not many of them.

tour |tʊə ^r |

pure |pjʊə ^r |

cure |kjʊər|

lure |lʊə ^r |

during | ˈdjʊərɪŋ|

security |sɪˈkjʊərəti |

endure |ɪnˈdjʊə ^r |

furious | ˈfjʊəriəs|

fury | ˈfjʊəri |

impure |ɪmˈpjʊə ^r |

manicure | ˈmænɪkjʊə ^r |

neuron | njʊərɒn|

spurious | ˈspjʊəriəs|

Let's not skip a step with tongue twisters:

I'll s ure ly speak fl ue ntly after a t ou r to Eu rope.

The j u ry got f u rious and m ur ed the p oo r p u ritan.

The M Oor S Havy Always L Ure D SIR C UR IE, BUT D U RING HIS T R TOT M 9010IR OO 11111111111110 RS POLS ie was cr ue lly removed from his b ureau for truancy.

In conclusion - a song. I settled on "Pure Love" by Ronnie Milsap (word pure ).

Pure love, baby it's pure love
Milk and honey and Captain Krunch and you in the morning
Let's sum it up: analogues of Russian |у|

Long tone | u: | unlike ours, it is diphthongoid (the speech apparatus slightly changes its position during pronunciation): the tongue moves back and up in the oral cavity. The lips are rounded at first and, as the tongue moves, they become even more rounded. But do not bulge forward! nine0143
Short sound | ʊ | also very different from ours. First, the tongue must be moved forward and lowered slightly. Secondly, the rounding of the lips is more like a position for our | o |, but the mouth is not so wide open, the lips almost do not move forward. The sound needs to be given a "tint" of our | s |.

Diphthong | ʊǝ | is an indivisible combination of a strong syllabic sound | ʊ | and weak | ǝ |. In English, this sound is not so common.

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General table of consonants and vowels of the English language (IPA)

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All consonants are located on a yellow background and differ in font color. Voiceless consonants ( voiceless/unvoiced ) are shown in gray, and voiced ones ( voiced ) are shown in black.

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English vowels

From the school curriculum of the Russian language, we remember that the main characteristic of vowel sounds is their melodiousness. This is due to the fact that when pronouncing a vowel sound, the air passing through the vocal cords vibrates and the sound freely leaves the oral cavity without encountering any obstacles in its path. Here is the rule for pronunciation of vowels:

Vowel

IPA

Sample words

Vowel

IPA

Sample words

/a/

æ

c a t

/oo/

ʊ

l oo k, w ou ld, p u t

/e/

and

p e g, br ea d

/ar/

ɑ:

c ar t, f a st (regional)

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ɪ

p i g , g i ve

/ur/

ɜ:

b ur n, f ir st, t er m, h ear d, w or k

/o/

ɒ

l o g, w a nt

/au/

ɔ:

t or n, d oor , w ar n, h au l, l aw , c a ll

/u/

-

pl u g, l o ve

/er/

ə

wood e n, circ u s, sist er

/ae/

eɪ

p ai n, d ay , g a t e , st a tion

/ow/

aʊ

d ow n, sh ou t

/ee/

i:

sw ee t, h ea t, th ie f, th e s e

/oi/

ɔɪ

c oi n, b oy

/ie/
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aɪ

tr ie d, l igh t, m y , shin e , m i nd

/air/

eə

st air s, b ear , h are

/oe/

or

r oa d, bl ow , b o ne, c o ld

/ear/

ɪə

f ear , b eer , h ere

/ue/

u:

m oo n, bl ue , gr ew , t u ne
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ʊə

p ure , c u re

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Consonant sounds of the English language

When articulating a sound, the air flow encounters obstacles in its path formed by the organs of speech: tongue, lips, teeth and alveoli. Passing through these barriers, air passes through the gap and noise is created. nine0003

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Consonant

IPA

Sample words

Consonant

IPA

Sample words

/b/

b

b aby

/r/

r

r abbit, wr ong

/d/

d

d og

/s/

s

s un, mou se

/f/

f

f ield, ph oto

/t/

t

t ap

/g/

g
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g ame

/v/

v

v an

/h/

h

h at

/w/

w

w as

/j/

-

ju dg e, g iant, bar ge

/y/

and es

/k/

k

c oo k , q ui ck , mi x , Ch ris

/z/

z

z ebra, plea se , i s

/l/

l

l amb

/th/

-

/m/

m

m onkey, co mb

/th/

θ

th in

/n/

n

n ut, kn ife, gn at

/ch/

-

ch ip, wa tch

/ng/

ŋ

ri ng , si n k

/sh/

ʃ
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/p/

p

p a p er

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-

trea s ure

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act	apt	ask	bat	bad	bag	cat
cap	cab	dad	dab	Dan	fan	fat
fad	gap	gab	gal	gas	ham	has
had	hat	jab	jam	lab	lad	lag
lap	man	mad	mat	map	nap	pan
Pam	pad	pal	ran	ram	rag	rat
Sam	sad	sag	sat	sap	tab	tan
tad	tag	tap	van	vat	yam	zap

ben	bed	beg	bet	den	fed
gem	get	gel	hen	hem	jet
keg	led	leg	let	men	met
net	pen	peg	pet	red	set
ten	Ted	vet	yet	wed	wet

bin	bid	big	bit	dim	did
dig	dip	fin	fig	fit	gin
gig	him	his	hid	hit	hip
jib	jig	kin	kid	kit	lid
lit	lip	nip	pin	pig	pit
rim	rid	rig	rip	sin	sit
sip	tin	tip	win	wit	zip

bog	bop	con	cod	cog	cot
cop	don	dog	dot	fog	god
got	hog	hot	jog	jot	lob
log	lot	lop	mob	mom	mop
nod	not	odd	pod	pop	pot
rod	rot	sod	Tom	tot	top

bun	bum	bus	bud	bug	but
cud	cut	cup	dug	fun	gun
gum	Gus	gut	hum	hug	hut
jug	jut	lug	mug	nun	nut
pun	pug	pup	rub	run	rum
rug	rut	sub	sun	sum	tug

Vowel	IPA	Sample words	Vowel	IPA	Sample words
/a/	æ	c a t	/oo/	ʊ	l oo k, w ou ld, p u t
/e/	and	p e g, br ea d	/ar/	ɑ:	c ar t, f a st (regional)
nine0590 /i/	ɪ	p i g , g i ve	/ur/	ɜ:	b ur n, f ir st, t er m, h ear d, w or k
/o/	ɒ	l o g, w a nt	/au/	ɔ:	t or n, d oor , w ar n, h au l, l aw , c a ll
/u/	-	pl u g, l o ve	/er/	ə	wood e n, circ u s, sist er
/ae/	eɪ	p ai n, d ay , g a t e , st a tion	/ow/	aʊ	d ow n, sh ou t
/ee/	i:	sw ee t, h ea t, th ie f, th e s e	/oi/	ɔɪ	c oi n, b oy
/ie/ nine0672	aɪ	tr ie d, l igh t, m y , shin e , m i nd	/air/	eə	st air s, b ear , h are
/oe/	or	r oa d, bl ow , b o ne, c o ld	/ear/	ɪə	f ear , b eer , h ere
/ue/	u:	m oo n, bl ue , gr ew , t u ne	nine0590 /ure/	ʊə	p ure , c u re

Consonant	IPA	Sample words	Consonant	IPA	Sample words
/b/	b	b aby	/r/	r	r abbit, wr ong
/d/	d	d og	/s/	s	s un, mou se
/f/	f	f ield, ph oto	/t/	t	t ap
/g/	g nine0672	g ame	/v/	v	v an
/h/	h	h at	/w/	w	w as
/j/	-	ju dg e, g iant, bar ge	/y/		and es
/k/	k	c oo k , q ui ck , mi x , Ch ris	/z/	z	z ebra, plea se , i s
/l/	l	l amb	/th/	-
/m/	m	m onkey, co mb	/th/	θ	th in
/n/	n	n ut, kn ife, gn at	/ch/	-	ch ip, wa tch
/ng/	ŋ	ri ng , si n k	/sh/	ʃ	nine0590 sh ip, mi ss ion, ch ef
/p/	p	p a p er	/	-	trea s ure

act	apt	ask	bat	bad	bag	cat
cap	cab	dad	dab	Dan	fan	fat
fad	gap	gab	gal	gas	ham	has
had	hat	jab	jam	lab	lad	lag
lap	man	mad	mat	map	nap	pan
Pam	pad	pal	ran	ram	rag	rat
Sam	sad	sag	sat	sap	tab	tan
tad	tag	tap	van	vat	yam	zap

ben	bed	beg	bet	den	fed
gem	get	gel	hen	hem	jet
keg	led	leg	let	men	met
net	pen	peg	pet	red	set
ten	Ted	vet	yet	wed	wet

bin	bid	big	bit	dim	did
dig	dip	fin	fig	fit	gin
gig	him	his	hid	hit	hip
jib	jig	kin	kid	kit	lid
lit	lip	nip	pin	pig	pit
rim	rid	rig	rip	sin	sit
sip	tin	tip	win	wit	zip

bog	bop	con	cod	cog	cot
cop	don	dog	dot	fog	god
got	hog	hot	jog	jot	lob
log	lot	lop	mob	mom	mop
nod	not	odd	pod	pop	pot
rod	rot	sod	Tom	tot	top

bun	bum	bus	bud	bug	but
cud	cut	cup	dug	fun	gun
gum	Gus	gut	hum	hug	hut
jug	jut	lug	mug	nun	nut
pun	pug	pup	rub	run	rum
rug	rut	sub	sun	sum	tug

act	apt	ask	bat	bad	bag	cat
cap	cab	dad	dab	Dan	fan	fat
fad	gap	gab	gal	gas	ham	has
had	hat	jab	jam	lab	lad	lag
lap	man	mad	mat	map	nap	pan
Pam	pad	pal	ran	ram	rag	rat
Sam	sad	sag	sat	sap	tab	tan
tad	tag	tap	van	vat	yam	zap

ben	bed	beg	bet	den	fed
gem	get	gel	hen	hem	jet
keg	led	leg	let	men	met
net	pen	peg	pet	red	set
ten	Ted	vet	yet	wed	wet

bin	bid	big	bit	dim	did
dig	dip	fin	fig	fit	gin
gig	him	his	hid	hit	hip
jib	jig	kin	kid	kit	lid
lit	lip	nip	pin	pig	pit
rim	rid	rig	rip	sin	sit
sip	tin	tip	win	wit	zip

bog	bop	con	cod	cog	cot
cop	don	dog	dot	fog	god
got	hog	hot	jog	jot	lob
log	lot	lop	mob	mom	mop
nod	not	odd	pod	pop	pot
rod	rot	sod	Tom	tot	top

bun	bum	bus	bud	bug	but
cud	cut	cup	dug	fun	gun
gum	Gus	gut	hum	hug	hut
jug	jut	lug	mug	nun	nut
pun	pug	pup	rub	run	rum
rug	rut	sub	sun	sum	tug