VOWELS AND

SOUNDS
MS. ALVARADO
WHAT IS A VOWEL?
 WHAT IS A VOWEL?

THERE ARE 5 VOWELS

A VOWEL IS A SPEECH SOUNDS. THEY HELP US SOUND OUT
LETTERS
THERE ARE LONG VOWELS AND SHORT VOWELS
LONG VOWELS PRODUCE LONGGGG SOUNDS
SHORT VOWELS PRODUCE SH..O..R…T SOUNDS
WHAT LETTERS ARE
VOWELS?
A, E, I, O, U

And sometimes Y…..

 a
Long vowel Short vowel
-
A A

Apron Apple
(aeee) (ahhh)
 e
Long vowel Short vowel
-e e

bee Egg
(eeee) (eehh)
 i
Long vowel Short vowel
-
I I

ice fish
(aeee) (ieeee)
 o
Long vowel Short vowel
-o o

boat frog
(boh) (uhhh)
 u
Long vowel Short vowel
-u u

unicorn umbrella
(uuuu) (uhhhh)