Short Vowels

Front

What is a short vowel?

Back

A short vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced in a quick and relaxed way, like the sounds in the words 'cat', 'bed', 'sit', 'hot', and 'cup'.

Front

Which letters are short vowels?

Back

The short vowels are: a, e, i, o, u.

Front

What sound does the short 'a' make?

Back

The short 'a' makes the sound like in the word 'cat'.

Front

What sound does the short 'e' make?

Back

The short 'e' makes the sound like in the word 'bed'.

Front

What sound does the short 'i' make?

Back

The short 'i' makes the sound like in the word 'sit'.

Front

What sound does the short 'o' make?

Back

The short 'o' makes the sound like in the word 'hot'.

Front

What sound does the short 'u' make?

Back

The short 'u' makes the sound like in the word 'cup'.

Front

Fill in the blank: h _ t

Back

The answer is 'a', making the word 'hat'.

Front

Fill in the blank: r _ ng

Back

The answer is 'i', making the word 'ring'.

Front

Fill in the blank: f _ sh

Back

The answer is 'i', making the word 'fish'.