Short Vowels
How do you know if a vowel has a short sound?
It usually has a consonant before and after it (must have a consonant after- closed syllable)
Jim can ______ the pot.
fix
Name 5 consonants
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
Ten
a. fan
b. men
c. bus
b. men
sad
unhappy
Which word has a short vowel sound?
a. gave
b. hum
c. chair
b. hum
Jen had the pup on her ____.
lap
How many consonants are in the word:
Vowel
3
V, W, L
Not
a. mad
b. mop
c. lot
c. lot
dim
dark
What is a short vowel?
A vowel that comes between two consonants; short (or cut off) sound
apple
echo
itch
octopus
umbrella
The cat hid in the ____.
hat
How many sounds does the consonant G have?
2
/g/ as in get
/j/ as in gym
tan
a. man
b. but
c. lad
a. man
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same or almost the same as another word.
True or false?
All vowel sounds are short all the time?
False
Did Jan ____ a lot?
jog
run
How many sounds does the consonant C have? Name them.
2
/k/ as in cat
/s/ as in city
pop
a. dot
b. mop
c. pup
b. mop
big
large
True or false?
A word can have more than one short vowel sound.
True
Words with more than one syllable can have more than one short vowel sound.
ex. combat, napkin, tablet, public
Meg and Jen had ___.
fun
What does it mean when a vowel (a, e, i, o ,u, *y) is sandwiched between two consonants?
The vowel sound will be short
bus
a. tag
b. us
c. this
b. us
gab
talk