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Below you will find three tables. Each table presents consonants with short vowels following.

Table One... Consonants B thru K (+ Short Vowel sounds)
B+AEIOU

ba, be, bi, bo, bu

as in

bat

bet

bit

botch

but

C+AEIOU

ca, ce, ci, co, cu

as in

cat

center

city

cotton

cup

D+AEIOU

da, de, di, do, du

as in

dad

dentist

dig

dot

dug

F+AEIOU

fa, fe, fi, fo, fu

as in

fat

fed

fit

fog

fun

G+AEIOU

ga, ge, gi, go, gu

as in

gas

gender

giraffe

got

gum

H+AEIOU

ha, he, hi, ho, hu

as in

hat

hem

hit

hot

hum

J+AEIOU

ja, je, ji, jo, ju

as in

Jack

jet

jig

job

jump

K+AEIOU

ka, ke, ki, ko, ku

as in

Kathy

kept

kiss

ko (sounds like co in cod)

ku (sounds like cu in cup)

 

Table One... Consonants L thru T (+ Short Vowel sounds)
L+AEIOU

la, le, li, lo, lu

as in

lad

let

lick

lot

lug

M+AEIOU

ma, me, mi, mo, mu

as in

man

men

mitt

mom

mud

N+AEIOU

na, ne, ni, no, nu

as in

nag

net

nibble

not

nut

P+AEIOU

pa, pe, pi, po, pu

as in

pat

pet

pig

pot

punch

QU+AEIOU

qua as in quack

que as in quest

qui as in quick

quo as heard in the qu sound of quad

quu as heard in the qua sound of quadruplet

R+AEIOU

ra, re, ri, ro, ru

as in

rat

red

rid

rot

run

S+AEIOU

sa, se, si, so, su

as in

sat

set

sit

sock

sup

T+AEIOU

ta, te, ti, to, tu

as in

tack

Ted

Tim

Tom

tummy

 

Table One... Consonants V thru Z (+ Short Vowel sounds)
V+AEIOU

va, ve, vi, vo, vu

as in

vat

vex

vixen

vomit

vu (sounds like fun but with v instead of f)

W+AEIOU

wa, we, wi, wo, wu

as in

wag

wet

wit

wobble

wu (sounds like mud but with w instead of m)

X+AEIOU

xa, xe, xi, xo, xu

as in

za, ze, zi, zo, zu

sounds like

mat but with z instead of m

met but with z instead of m

bit but with z instead of b

mom but with z instead of m

mud but with z instead of m

Again say the same sounds but instead of z say ks as heard in the word fix.

Y+AEIOU

ya, ye, yi, yo, yu

sounds like

mat but with y instead of m

met but with y instead of m

bit but with y instead of b

mop but with y instead of m

mud but with y instead of m

Z+AEIOU

za, ze, zi, zo, zu

mat, met, mitt, mop, mud but instead of m say the z sound as in zip

 

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