Short Vowel Sounds
Short A: What does the short a sound say? What does the long a sound say? Can you give me a word with the short a sound in it?
a-apple-/a/
a-e-ape-a
apple, ache, flag,
How do you say the SH sound?
What do these words say: SHOP and PLUSH
What special do you have where you use the SH sound the most? P.E., Art, Library, STEM?
/sh/
SHOP and PLUSH
Library
What do these words say: SCAB, SMELT, SLAM
SCAB, SMELT, SLAM
Say BANJO. Now say BANJO without the part BAN
QUIN
JO
What are the three sounds vowel team /EE/ says?
Three sounds for ea,
long /ē/ as in eat,
short /ĕ/ sound of ea, as in bread,
The long a sound /ā/ sound of ea, as in steak
What does the short i sound say? What does the long i sound say? Can you give me a word with the short i sound in it?
i-ich-/i/
i-e-pine-/I/
pitch, itch, limb
When making the TH sound, what does your tongue do?
What do these words say: THEFT and SIXTH
How do you say the two sounds TH makes?
You stick out your tongue to make the TH sound
THEFT and SIXTH
TH and TH
SLOB
S-L is the blend in the word.
Say CANDLESTICK. Now say CANDLESTICK but dont say STICK
WATER
CANDLE
What sound does the vowel team AI and AY make and when do you use the AI in a word and the AY in a word?
Both “ai” and “ay” say the long A sound.
We use “ai” in the middle of the word (think rain, pail, train, mail) and “ay” at the end of the word (play, stay, day, May).
What does the short e sound say? What does the long e sound say? Can you give me a word with the short e sound in it?
e-ed-/e/
e-e-pete-/e/
Elephant, emoji, empower
What does the CH sound say?
What do these words say: CHIMP and RANCH
What part of your face has a name that starts with the /CH/ sound?
/ch/
CHIMP and RANCH
CHIN
How would you say these words:
stilt
stamp
grant
grinch
stilt
stamp
grant
grinch
Say TEACH. Now say TEACH but don't say /T/
AD
EACH
What sound does the vowel team OU and OW make and when do you use the OU in a word and the OW in a word?
The ou spelling usually occurs at the beginning or in the middle of words as in count and outcast.
The ow spelling pattern usually occurs at the end of the words as in how and now or at the end of words followed by the letters n and l as in down and growl.
What does the short o sound say? What does the long o sound say? Can you give me a word with the short o sound in it?
o-octopus-/o/
0-e-home-/o/
Octopus, bot, mop
What do these words say: WHICH and WHIZ
What animal starts with the WH?
WH
WHICH and WHIZ
WHALE
What do these words say:
blast
clog
crunch
flesh
blast
clog
crunch
flesh
Say WORMY. Now say WORMY but don't say /M/
SAYING
WORRY
If we hear the long O sound in the middle of a word, we use OA. We use the keyword goat to help our students remember this. If we hear the long O sound at the end of the word, we use OE. Our keyword for this is toe.
How would you spell this word using either OA or OE:
oak
oboe
What does the short u sound say? What does the long u sound say? Can you give me a word with the short u sound in it?
u-up-/u/
u-e-mule-/u/
Up,
What do these words say: STICK and CLOCK
When writing a word with the /k/ sound at the end of the word, do you use the letter C, K, or CK as the spelling rule?
/ck
STICK and CLOCK
CK
Find the blends in these words:
blab
crimp
flush
glum
BL
CR and MP
FL
GL
Say CUP. Now say CUP but instead of /UP/ say /AN/.
BAT
CAN
soak
bread
play
train
teach
oa
ea
ay
ai
ea