Short Vowel Sounds
A, E, I, O, U
What is a blend?
A blend is a set of consonants at the beginning of the word that when you blend them together you can hear each sound.
Beginning
How many consonants are in the SPL blend?
3
The consonant R at the end of the blend is different than L (or vice versa)
What sounds do each short vowel make?
Gus will produce the answer
What is the L blend in Flower?
Fl
What is the R blend in he word "Brake"?
Br
"SPL" (Gus will pronounce sound)
What sound does the "Str" blend make?
STR (Gus will pronounce)
What short vowel is in the word cat?
Short A
What is sound does "Gl" make?
"Gl" (Gus pronounces sound)
What sound does the "Cr" blend make?
/Cr/ (Gus will pronounce sound)
Splat (Gus will pronounce)
Does the word "straight" have an str blend?
Yes
What is the short vowel in the words jump and Jack?
Short vowel sound U and A
Does the word "fall" have an L blend?
Does the word "rake" have an R blend?
No
What word has a "spl" blend?
"There was a big splash in the water."
Splash
Identify which would has a "str" blend.
"I drank my smoothie out of a skinny straw."
Straw
What are the short vowels in each word? Class, Bend, Drum, Pick, and Boss
A, E, U, I, O
Fill in the blank with either "fl" or "bl" to complete the word.
_ _ ap
Flap
Fill in the blank with either "Fr" or "Gr" to complete the word.
_ _ o g
Frog
Which two words have a "spl" blend?
Spleen
Strap
Sprain
Split
Spleen and Split
Which two words have the str blend?
Scream
Street
Sting
Strap
Street and Strap