Exploring Short Vowels with BrainPOP Jr.

The video tutorial introduces vowels and their role in the English language, focusing on short vowel sounds. It provides examples of short vowel sounds for each vowel and offers tips for reading words with short vowels. The tutorial also discusses patterns and chunks in words to aid reading and concludes with examples of short vowel words.

Which letters are considered vowels in the English language?

• n, p, q, r, s

• a, e, i, o, u

• b, c, d, f, g

• h, j, k, l, m

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the role of vowel sounds in words?

• They are only used in names

• They separate consonant sounds

• They make words harder to pronounce

• They make words longer

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3D

What is the short vowel sound for the letter 'a'?

• ee

• oo

• ah

• uh

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word contains the short vowel sound for 'e'?

• Fly

• Ed

• Pig

• Dog

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

How can you identify a short vowel sound in a word with one vowel at the beginning?

• The vowel is usually short

• The vowel is usually silent

• The vowel is doubled

• The vowel is usually long

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is a common pattern for words with short vowels between two consonants?

• The vowel is silent

• The vowel is long

• The vowel is short

• The vowel is doubled

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

What is a 'chunk' in the context of reading words?

• A silent letter

• A group of vowels

• A single consonant

• A pattern of vowels and consonants

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following words share the same chunk 'o t'?

• Pot, Rot, Hot

• Cat, Dog, Pig

• Bed, Red, Led

• Sun, Fun, Run

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

If you can read the word 'sand', which of the following words can you also read?

• Band

• Dog

• Fly

• Ox

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CCSS.L.2.2D

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following is a short vowel word mentioned in the video?

• Lunchbox

• Sandwich

• Milk

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.2.2D

CCSS.L.3.2F