📖 Short Vowels — CVC Words
Sound out short vowel words with Pearl!
Read the Story First!
🔤 Words to Know
Vowel — The letters A, E, I, O, U. Every word needs at least one.
CVC word — A short word: Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, like CAT.
Pearl said, "Let us play a word-building game! I give you three sounds, you blend them."
"/k/ - /a/ - /t/," said Pearl.
"K-a-t... CAT!" said Scuba Bob.
"The A is a short vowel. Now try /f/ - /i/ - /n/."
"F-i-n... FIN! Like a shark fin!"
"The I says /i/ like igloo. These are CVC words: consonant, vowel, consonant."
One more: "/h/ - /o/ - /t/."
"H-o-t... HOT! Like the sun!"
"You are a blending champion!" said Pearl.
🧠 Answer the Questions
Read each question carefully. Pick the best answer!
What game did Pearl want to play?
What is a vowel?
What word from /k/ - /a/ - /t/?
In FIN, which is the vowel?
What does CVC stand for?
How many CVC words did they make?
Which is a CVC word?
What short vowel sound does O make in HOT?