Short and Long Vowels
What is the sound for long u?
u-e
ew
Read the word:
taking
taking
Read the sight word:
move
move
Read the sentences:
Jane and Rick had one cat. She was black and white.
Jane and Rick had one cat. She was black and white.
The gloomy weather on the day of the school picnic was mirrored by the gloomy expressions on the students faces.
Which word means the opposite of gloomy?
a. angry
b. bored
c. sorrowful
d. cheerful
Gloomy: dull and dark. Sad.
d. cheerful
What is the sound for short a
a like /a/t the chair
Read the words correctly:
timed
fines
tuning
twine
timed, fines, tuning, twine
Read the sight words:
people
ready
people
ready
Read the sentences:
She had lived with them for a long time. Her name was "Cat." Rick and Jane saved a rope for games with Cat.
She had lived with them for a long time. Her name was "Cat." Rick and Jane saved a rope for games with Cat.
After the doctor gave me a shot, I had an ache in my arm for days.
Which of these might give you an ache?
a. eating too many donuts
b. having a cavity in your mouth
c. falling off your bike
d. reading a book
e. taking a bath
What makes you feel better when you have an ache?
a
b
c
answers will vary
What is the sound for long ?
Tell me a word that has a long i sound in it.
i-e
_igh
_y
Read the words correctly:
brakes
ride
driving
came
flaming
fins
ride, driving, came, flaming, fins
Read the sight words:
children
where
won't
children, where, won't
Read the sentences:
When Jane waved the rope in front of Cat, Cat jumped up for it. Rick set the rope on the rug and pulled it. Cat chased the rope. When Mom was making fish for lunch, she put some on a plate for Cat.
When Jane waved the rope in front of Cat, Cat jumped up for it. Rick set the rope on the rug and pulled it. Cat chased the rope. When Mom was making fish for lunch, she put some on a plate for Cat.
I felt panic when I thought I'd lost my purse. "Don't panic!" said my friend. "it's right. behind your chair."
What situation might cause panic?
a. you get a drink of water
b. a building catches on fire
c. a tiger gets loose at the zoo
d. People picnic peacefully at a park
e. you lock yourself out of your house and have left something cooking on the stove.
Have you ever heard someone say "don't panic"? What was the situation?
Panic: a sudden feeling of great fear that comes over a person or group of people.
b
c
e
answers will vary
What is the sound for short e?
Tell me a word with the short /e/ sound in it.
/e/
bed, red, fed, sled....
Read the words correctly:
hoping
ticked
poked
web
grades
making
smoked
hopping
hoping, ticked, poked, web, grades, making, smoked, hopping,
Read the sight words:
large
watch
water
children
large, watch, water, children
Read the sentences:
Then she called, "Cat, I'm sharing my fish with you. Taste this!" Cat ate every bite. One day Dad came home with a shopping bag. "I have two gifts for Cat. Look at these," he said. He was smiling.
Then she called, "Cat, I'm sharing my fish with you. Taste this!" Cat ate every bite. One day Dad came home with a shopping bag. "I have two gifts for Cat. Look at these," he said. He was smiling.
The teacher put everyone's name in a jar and drew the teams in random order.
Which of the following could be arranged in random order?
a. a calendar
b. letters in a word
c. names in a phone book
d. a list of items in your room
e. a list of things to buy at the store
What is something that you do each day that could be done in random order? What must happen in a particular order?
Random: not following any pattern or order
d
e
answers will vary
Tell me the sound for short /o/
What is word with four sounds that has a short /o/ sound in it?
__ __ __ __
/o/ like 'on the chair'
spot
clock
Read the words correctly:
shopped
shining
waved
canned
mills
shopped
slept
squishing
shopped, shining, waved, canned, mills, shopped, slept, squishing
Read the sight words:
toward
one
often
toward, one, often
Read the sentences:
In the bag there was a ball. The ball had a little bell inside it. "You said two gifts. Are you hiding one more?" asked Rick. Dad picked up the shopping bag. He twisted it. He dropped it on the rug.
In the bag there was a ball. The ball had a little bell inside it. "You said two gifts. Are you hiding one more?" asked Rick. Dad picked up the shopping bag. He twisted it. He dropped it on the rug.
The unruly crowd went wild when the rock stars appeared.
What is another word for unruly?
Give an example of a time you were unruly?
Unruly: hard to control. wild
answers will vary