Short Vowels
In the word "mush" is the vowel short or long
short
What letters make the long "o" sound in
home
o consonant e
An "r" controlled vowel is a vowel that has an "r" following a vowel, like in the word "skirt", "her", and "hurt". In the word "first", what is the vowel before the "r"?
"i"
Fingerstretch the word "short". How many sounds do you hear?
4
Add an "s" to the beginning of the word "trap". What is the new word?
strap
What kind of syllable makes a short vowel sound - Closed or open
Closed
what letters make the long "e" sound in "sleep"
ee
What is the vowel before the r in the word blurt
u
Fingerstretch the word "kind". How many sounds do you hear?
four
Change the vowel sound in the word "strap" to short "i". What is the new word?
strip
What is the motion for the short "e" sound
runs finger along the edge of the table
Why is there a long vowel in the word "he"
because there is no consonant after the vowel
Read the word "her"
Correct answer only
Finger stretch the word "cute". How many sounds do you hear and is the vowel long or short?
three, and long
In the word "strike", remove the first sound. What is the new word?
"trike"
Fingerstretch the word "plop"
Four sounds
how is the long "o" spelled in the word "boat"
"oa"
What does the r-controlled /ur/ sound like?
/er/
Fingerstretch the word "thick". How many phonemes do you hear? How many digraphs does it have?
3 phonemes, 2 digraphs
In the word "stop", add the phoneme "m" between the "o" and the "p". What's the new word?
stomp
What is the motion for the short vowel "o"?
Makes an octopus motion with hand and fingers
In a word where there is a long vowel sound like "late", where there is a vowel consonant e, does the e make a sound?
no
Read the word "torn"
correct answer only
Finger stretch the word "scratch". How many phonemes does it have? How many 3 sound blends? How many trigraphs?
5 phonemes, 1 three sound blend, 1 trigraph
If you remove the first sound in the word "make" what is your new word?
ache