Discovering Short Vowel Sounds
Kindergarten•30 minutes
Learning Objective
I can identify words with short vowel sounds.
Key Concepts
The five vowels are A, E, I, O, and U.
If a word only has one vowel, it usually makes its short sound.
The short sound of the vowel O is like the beginning sound in the word octopus.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 3 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Listen to the word: 'hat'. Which vowel sound do you hear?
2. Draw a picture of an object that has a short O sound in its name. Write the name of the object below the picture.
3. I am thinking of a word with a short E sound. It is something you write with. What is the word?
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