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
What are the two common vowel teams that spell long A?
ai and ay
Open syllable
What letter makes the schwa sound in the word about?
a
What kind of syllable makes a short vowel sound - Closed or open
Closed
what letters make the long "e" sound in "sleep"
ee
What vowel team spells long i?
igh
bathrobe
VCE
What vowel makes the schwa sound in the word family?
i
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
Which long a vowel team do you usually find at the end of the word?
ay
foamy
vowel team
How many schwa sounds are in the word relative?
2
Fingerstretch the word "plop"
Four sounds
how is the long "o" spelled in the word "boat"
"oa"
What is a vowel team?
Two letters that work together to make one long vowel sound
pro
open
Which syllable in the word chicken has a schwa?
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
Does the word donkey have a vowel team?
yes, ey
decode
vce
What are the two sounds that are associated with the schwa?
/uh/ and /ih/