Long vs. Short Vowels
Is the a in cap short or long?
short
How many syllables are in sunset?
2
What ending do we add to walk to show it's happening now?
-ing (walking)
What two vowels make the long a sound in rain?
a and i
What r-controlled vowel sound is in car?
ar
Which word has a long vowel: mad or made?
made
Clap the syllables in birthday.
2 claps
What ending is added to jump to show it already happened?
-ed (jumped)
Which word has the ea vowel team: meat or mat?
meat
Which r-controlled vowel is in bird?
ir
What makes the vowel in cake say its name?
Silent e
Break basketball into syllables.
bas-ket-ball
When we add -es, what kind of words do we usually use it with?
Words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh
What sound do ee and ea both make?
Long e
Does the word turn have an r-controlled vowel?
yes, ur
Which word has a short vowel sound: rope, hop, or hope?
hop
What is the second syllable in sunflower?
flow
Add -ing to hop. What do you have to change?
Double the p — hopping
Which vowel team makes the long i sound in pie?
ie
What sound do er, ir, and ur usually make?
/ər/ (like in "her")
Change the short e in ten to make a word with a long e sound.
teen
Read and break the word unhappily into syllables.
un-hap-pi-ly
Change the word plan to past tense.
planned (double the n)
Spell a word that uses the vowel team oa and means something you ride on water.
boat
Name two words that have different r-controlled vowels but sound the same.
her, fur (answers may vary)