Short Vowels a, i

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Short Vowels a, i
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Short Vowels a, i

• /f/ /l/ /a/ /t/
• What word do you hear?
• flap

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Short Vowels a, i

• /t/ /r/ /a/ /p/
• What word do you hear?
• trap

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Short Vowels a, i

• /p/ /l/ /a/ /n/
• What word do you hear?
• plan

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Short Vowels a, i

• /s/ /l/ /i/ /p/
• What word do you hear?
• slip

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Short Vowels a, i

• /b/ /r/ /i/ /m/
• What word do you hear?
• brim

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Short Vowels a, i

• flat
• A word with one vowel close in by consonants
  usually has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• trip
• A word with one vowel close in by consonants
  usually has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• crab
• Which letter makes the short vowel sound?
• crab
• A one syllable word has one vowel.

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Short Vowels a, i

• glad
• Which letter makes the short vowel sound?
• glad
• A one syllable word has one vowel.

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Short Vowels a, i

• slim
• Which letter makes the short vowel sound?
• slim
• A one syllable word has one vowel.

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Short Vowels a, i

• slip
• Which letter makes the short vowel sound?
• slip
• A one syllable word has one vowel.

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Short Vowels a, i

• Two syllable words have two vowel sounds, one
  sound in each syllable.
• fabric
• In each syllable the vowel is closed in by
  consonants. The vowel has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• Two syllable words have two vowel sounds, one
  sound in each syllable.
• bandit
• In each syllable the vowel is closed in by
  consonants. The vowel has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• Two syllable words have two vowel sounds, one
  sound in each syllable.
• canvas
• In each syllable the vowel is closed in by
  consonants. The vowel has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• Two syllable words have two vowel sounds, one
  sound in each syllable.
• handing
• In each syllable the vowel is closed in by
  consonants. The vowel has a short vowel sound.

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Short Vowels a, i

• In order to sound out a word by syllables, you
  must use what you know about vowel sounds.
• Each syllable has a vowel sound, so finding the
  vowel letter can help you figure out the number
  of syllables

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Short Vowels a, i

• Next, you must look at each syllable. If one
  vowel is followed by a consonant, the syllable is
  a closed syllable and the vowel sound is usually
  short.
• You must sound out the syllables one at a time
  and then blend the syllables in sequence to read
  the whole word.

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Short Vowels a, i

• Read the following words
• plastic
• trip
• sheep
• rabbit
• landed

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Short Vowels a, i

• Read the following sentence
• The kitten hid by the lamp stand.
• Which words have the short vowels a or i?
• kitten, hid, lamp, stand

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Short Vowels a, i

• Read the following words
• snap
• clap
• flip
• swim
• tablet

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Your Turn

• Turn your practice book to page 3.