
Sorting Activity: cut up images of single syllable words with short and long vowel sounds, students can use pocket chart to sort images into two columns titled “short vowels” and “long vowels” The Long U Song Reinforce Skills/Independent Work Time – Independent/Small Group Center Activity

Activities and Resources Small Group Instruction – Direct Instruction Lesson Plan: I See Long E! During Transition S: (e.g., any appropriate answer, based on question posed long/short vowel). S: (meet: long, cat: short, get: short, line: long, road: long, cut: short, rod: short, fate: long, cute: long, fit: short) T: Does _ have a short or a long vowel sound? (meet: long, cat: short, get: short, line: long, road: long, cut: short, rod: short, fate: long, cute: long, fit: short) Acquiring: Student needs teacher to repeat and emphasize vowel sound in a given word in order to distinguish long and short vowel sounds.Mastery: Student can quickly and easily identify the vowel sound as a long or short vowel sound in spoken single-syllable words.This text helped you learn about long and short vowels.RF.1.2.A Distinguish Long from Short Vowel Sounds in Spoken Single-Syllable Words StandardĬ.1.2.A: Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.

Since the A says its name in the word ate, it is a long vowel! Long and Short Vowels – Summary Is there a long A or a short one in the word ate? Remember a long A will say it's name (→ A like ape). Now we know the difference between long and short vowels, we can practise on one syllable words with long and short vowels. These are just a few examples of the first sounds vowels can make. There are many other words that could be in a long and short vowel sounds list. The vowel does not sound the same as when we say it in the alphabet. When a vowel is followed by a non-vowel letter it makes a short sound. It sounds exactly like the name we sing in the alphabet! When teaching long and short vowels, it is important to practise examples of the vowel sounds. When a vowel is long, it says its alphabet name.

But what is a short vowel and long vowel? Let’s find out more about the difference between long and short vowel sounds. These letters can make two kinds of sounds: long sounds and short sounds.

Vowels are a special set of letters in the alphabet: A, E, I, O, and U. Let’s learn more about long and short vowels in kindergarten and examples of long and short vowels through the following explanation.
