Short Vowel
What short vowel sound is in the word cat?
/a/
What is the vowel in cake and what sound does it make
a, long a
What two letters make the /sh/ sound?
s and h
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word dog?
/d/
How many syllables in the word apple?
2
What is the vowel in the word bed and what sound does it make?
e, /e/
Which word has a long vowel: man or mane?
mane
Which word has a digraph: ship or sip?
ship
Say the sounds in the word cat.
/k/ /a/ /t/
Clap the syllables in the word tiger.
2 claps (ti-ger)
Which word has a short i sound: fish or feet?
fish
What does the silent e do in the word bike?
It makes the i say its name.
What sound do the letters c and h make together?
/ch/
If you take away the /s/ sound in stop, what word do you have?
top
What word has 1 syllable: monkey or dog?
dog
Change the vowel in sun to make a new word with the short a sound.
san (nonsense word is OK at this level!)
Say a word with a long o sound.
Answers may vary.Examples – boat, home, rope, etc.
Spell the word that. What digraph is in that word?
t-h, the digraph is th
I’ll say a word: flat. Now change the /f/ to /s/. What’s the new word?
slat
Say the word pumpkin. What is the first syllable?
pump
I’ll say a word: hop. What is the vowel, and what makes it a short vowel sound?
o; because it's one vowel and says /o/
What vowel team makes the long e sound in the word beach?
ea
Which of these words has a digraph that says /f/: phone, fun, or fan?
phone (ph = /f/)
Say all the sounds in the word stamp.
/s/ /t/ /a/ /m/ /p/
Break the word elephant into its syllables.
el-e-phant