Short Vowels
A short i CVC word starts with p and ends with g.
What is pig?
Answer this analogy:
Basketball is to ball as hockey is to ______.
puck
Something soda pop does when you pour it.
fizz
Write the word: PILL
Change the /p/ to /w/ and the word is...
2 words that rhymes with sun
fun, run, bun
Short a CVC word starts with m and ends with n
What is man?
The opposite of front.
back
Complete the sentence:
Jeff will ______ Buzz.
pass
Jeff will PASS Buzz.
Write the word: fizz
Change the /z/ to /l/ and the word is...
fill
2 words that rhymes with mop
top, stop, bop, drop
Short u CVC word starts with b and ends with g.
What is bug?
What does the vowel sound like in a word with -ck.
SHORT or LONG
SHORT
This is what the Big Bad Wolf did to the three little pigs' houses.
huff and puff
Write the word: buck
Change the /b/ to /l/ and the word is ....
luck
2 words that rhymes with bug
rug, mug, tug, hug
Short e CVC word starts with p and ends with t.
What is pet?
Finish this sentence.
When you hear a /k/ sound at the end of the word touching a short vowel...
One of two answers:
you must SHIELD it with a -CK.
OR
you need -CK as a letter friend to protect the vowel.
You do this with your nose.
smell
Write the word: kiss
Change the /s/ to /k/and the word is...
kick
2 words that rhymes with hot
pot, lot, got, not, cot
Short o CVC word starts with h and ends with t.
What is hot?
What color is a witch's hat?
black
Finish the sentences.
When a word ends in FLSZ...
1. and touches a short vowel
2. you MUST double it!
(ff, ll, ss, zz)
Write the word: tock
Change the /k/ to a /s/ and the word is...
toss
1 word that rhymes with hut
1 word that rhymes with fog
cut
dog, log