Short Vowel Sounds
What is the sound of short a?
/a/ as in apple
What is the sound of long a?
How does a vowel sound between 2 consonants?
short
Say "m(i)d". Now change /i/ to /a/.
mad
Pam
Pam
What is the sound of short e?
/e/ as in elephant
What is the sound of long e?
e
What is the rule for a closed syllable?
The vowel is short followed by a consonant.
Say z(a)p. Now change /a/ to /i/.
Zip
lab
lab
What is the sound of short i?
/i/ as in igloo
What is the sound of long i?
What does CVC stand for?
Consonant vowel consonant
Say l(i)t. Now change /i/ to /o/.
lot
dad
dad
What is the sound of short o?
/o/ as in octopus
What is the sound of long o?
o
What is the sound of b-l?
/bl/ as in block
Say sl(i)p. Now change /i/ to /a/.
slap
mix
mix
What is the sound of short u?
/u/ as in umbrella
What is the sound of long u?
u
What is a consonant blend?
A combination of two or three consonant letters where each letter keeps its own sound.
Say sk(i)n. Now change /i/ to /a/.
scan
sob
sob