Exploring Vowel Sounds

Hey students! Do you know what a short vowel sound is? Let's take a look!

• A short vowel sound is a consonant sound that is pronounced quickly, like 'dog' or 'fish'.

• A short vowel sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced for a shorter duration, like 'cat' or 'bed'.

• A short vowel sound is a long vowel sound, like 'moon' or 'tree'.

• A short vowel sound is a sound produced by combining two vowels, like 'boat' or 'team'.

Dear students, Benjamin, William, and Ethan, let's find an example of a short vowel!

• ‘e’ in ‘beet’

• ‘a’ in ‘cat’

• ‘o’ in ‘bone’

• ‘i’ in ‘kite’

Dear Mia and Nora, today we are going to talk about long vowels! Do you know what a long vowel is?

• A long vowel is a sound that is different from the letter name pronunciation.

• A long vowel is a vowel sound that is the same as the letter name pronunciation.

• A long vowel is a consonant sound that follows a vowel.

• A long vowel is always a short sound.

Hey there, Isla and Benjamin! Can you help Jackson find an example of a long vowel sound? Let's see what you can come up with!

• In 'cat', there's a long vowel sound.

• In 'dog', there's a long vowel sound.

• In 'cake', there's a long vowel sound.

• In 'fish', there's a long vowel sound.

Dear Elijah and Scarlett, today we are going to talk about vowel digraphs! Do you know what they are?

• A vowel digraph is a combination of consonants that forms a vowel sound.

• A vowel digraph is a combination of two vowels that produces one sound.

• A vowel digraph is a single vowel that produces multiple sounds.

• A vowel digraph is always a voiceless pair of vowels.

Hey, James! Can you tell me a diphthong? Let's see if you can find the correct answer!

• ou

• ai

• ae

• ee

Hey, Michael and Noah! Do you know what a vowel combination is? Let's take a look at this interesting question!

• A vowel combination is a combination of vowels that produces a single sound.

• A vowel combination is a group of consonants that creates a single sound.

• A vowel combination is always a pair of vowels that represents two different sounds.

• A vowel combination is a combination of vowels and consonants that forms a syllable.

Hey Ethan and Sophia! Can you think of a fun example of a vowel combination? Let's see if you can spot it!

• ie

• ea

• ou

• ai

Dear Olivia and Harper, come and explore the mystery of R-controlled vowels together! Do you know what R-controlled vowels are?

• R-controlled vowels only exist in consonant clusters.

• R-controlled vowels refer to vowels whose pronunciation does not change regardless of the surrounding letters.

• R-controlled vowels refer to vowels that are influenced by the letter 'r' that follows, causing a change in pronunciation.

• R-controlled vowels are vowels that are always silent.

Hey, Michael! Can you help me find out which word is an example of an R-controlled vowel?

• bed

• sit

• car

• bat