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Vowels have two sounds each, but they don't sound the same! One is short and the other is long and says its name!

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Short Vowels and Long Vowels Lesson Plan

Objectives:

• Students will learn how to recognize and remember the sounds of both short vowels and long vowels.
• Students will be able to produce the sounds of the short vowels and long vowels in isolation.

About the Concept:

Vowels in the English language can represent a variety of sounds. The first step in mastering the various vowel sounds is learning the difference between short vowels and long vowels. Of the two, the long vowels are easier for children to learn because long vowels basically sound the same as the letter names. For example, long a sounds like the a in able, long o sounds like the o in over, and long u may sound like the u in use or the u in blue. Children generally find it more challenging to learn the short vowel sounds because many of them sound so similar to each other: The short i in pig sounds very similar to the short e in peg. The short o in pop sounds a lot like the short u in pup. Before children can learn the rules for spelling and reading short and long vowel sounds, they must be able to recognize and produce these sounds reliably. The short vowels can represented by a curved symbol above the vowel: ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ. The long vowels can be represented by a horizontal line above the vowel: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū. Here are some examples of short vowel words: at, egg, it, ox, up. Here are some examples of long vowel words: ate, each, ice, oak, use. When students have learned to recognize the vowel sounds in Oh, Do You Know?, they can learn short vowel spelling patterns through the Volume 1 song Spelling Families. Long vowel spelling patterns are covered in the Volume 1 songs Talking and Walking and Silent E. Some other songs that teach students about vowel spelling patterns are the Volume 2 songs, Spelling Choices, Cool Vowels, The Right Diphthong, and I Before E, and the Volume 3 songs Why Does Y? and Drop It!.

Materials:

• Sing Your Way Through Phonics Volume 1 CD, Tracks 9 and 10 (Listen to audio sample)
• Sing Your Way Through Phonics Volume 1 Mini-Charts (pp. 41-46)
• Letter cards for a, e, i, o, and u.
• Chart displaying long vowel words and pictures (ex. ape, eagle, ice cream, ocean, unicorn)
• Chart displaying short vowel symbols, words and pictures (ex. alligator, eggs, iguana, octopus, umbrella)
• Optional: Cards with medial-position short vowel pictures (ex. hat, cat, hen, pen, fish, dish, dog, log, gum, drum)
• Optional: Cards with medial-position long vowel pictures (ex. snake, rake, sheep, sleep, kite, night, goat, coat, flute, suit)
  

Note: If you do not have the CD or Mini-Charts, you can still teach this short vowels and long vowels lesson plan using the folk tune listed on the Oh, Do You Know? Song Lyrics page. You can create your own mini-charts using the words in bold print letters in each verse of the Song Lyrics.

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Procedure:

1. Review the letter names of the vowels: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. Say, "Today, we are going to learn about how vowels can sound in words. We will focus on a, e, i, o, and u."
2. Display letter cards a, e, i, o, and u. Say, "Sometimes it is easy to hear the vowel in a word. Can you tell me what vowel you hear in the word use (u), in the word eat (e), in the word ape (a), in the word ice (i), in the word oak (o)?" Point to the correct letter card, each time the children answer correctly. Say, "It is easy to hear the vowels in these words because they actually say their own names. When vowels sound just like their own letter names, we call these long vowels."
3. Display the chart of the long vowels with pictures and symbols. Point to the long vowel chart and say, "We can draw a long line over the vowel if we want to show that it has a long sound. Ask the students to draw this symbol in the air. " Point to ā, and say, "Long a sounds like the beginning of ape." Say together, "Long ē sounds like the beginning of eagle. Long ī sounds like the beginning of ice cream. Long ō sounds like the beginning of ocean. Long ū sounds like the beginning of unicorn."
4. Say, "Sometimes a vowel has a different sound and does not say its own name." Show the chart with the short vowel words and pictures. Say, "This chart shows words that have a short vowel sounds."
5. Point to the symbols on the short vowel chart and say, "We can draw a short smile over the vowel to show that it has a short sound. " Ask the students to draw this symbol in the air. Say, "Let's practice the short vowel sounds saying just the beginning of each word on the chart. Can you say just the beginning of the word alligator? (/ă/), the beginning of the word eggs? (/ĕ/), the beginning of the word iguana? (/ĭ/), the beginning of the word octopus? (/ŏ/), the beginning of the word umbrella?" (/ŭ/)
6. Say, “Now we are going to listen to a song about the vowel sounds to help us remember them. At first, the singers will sing about all the short vowel sounds. Next, the singers will sing about all the long vowel sounds. See if you can think the sounds for each vowel before you hear it in the song.” Play Sing Your Way Through Phonics Volume 1 CD, Track 9--Oh, Do You Know? and point to the Mini-Charts on pages 42-46.
7. Point to the symbols on the chart and say, "Did you notice that the short smile and the long line can be written over either capital or lowercase letters? Let's listen to this song again and see if you can answer the singer's questions. Re-play Sing Your Way Through Phonics Volume 1 CD, Track 9--Oh, Do You Know? Students will hear the question, "Oh, do you know the short a sound, the short a sound, the short a sound?" They should sing the answer, "Oh, yes I know the short a sound. The short a sound is /ă/." For the rest of the questions in the song, students should sing the aswers, "The short e sound is /ĕ/...The short i sound is /ĭ/...The short o sound is /ŏ/..., The short u sound is /ŭ/..., The long a sound is /ā/..., The long e sound is /ē/..., The long i sound is /ī/..., The long o sound is /ō/..., The long u sound is /ū/. " Teachers can point to the children to cue them when it is their turn to answer the song's question.
8. Listen to the song again, but this time assign a part of the class to sing the song's questions and a part of the class to sing the song's answers. Then switch roles singing questions and answers. Variations: The teacher sings the questions and students sing the answers or vice versa. A small group of students sing the questions and the rest of the class sings the answers or vice versa. Those singing the answers can write the appropriate symbols in the air or make large symbols with their arm positions as they sing the short or long sounds. Examples: Hold arms out to the sides arching upward for short vowels. Hold arms straight out to the sides for long vowels.

Follow-up:

1. Practice singing Oh, Do You Know daily for a few days. Then try singing the song without hearing the words, using the instrumental track (Track 10). Allow different students to point to the Mini-Charts words while singing.
2. Using the Mini-Chart Templates, vary the order of vowels (Ex:short i, short a, short u, short e, short o) or vary short and long vowels in sequence (Ex: short a, long a, short e, long e, etc.)
3. As a learning center task, have students match pairs of picture cards with the same vowel sounds (Ex: cat/hat, snake/rake). Note: At this point in their learning, it is easier for children to do this task if rhyming words are used. As they advance, they may be able to match short common vowels in pictures of non-rhyming words such as bag and bat.

Extensions:

1. Introduce the Read-and-Sing Book, Oh, Do You Know?. The comical illustrations provide several examples of each sound in the song. When children sing, "Oh, do you know the short a sound?", they can point to cats, apples, ants, an ax, a hat, and a basket. For long a, they will find Amos listening to the radio, holding a May calendar next to a table with cake, maple syrup, grapes, and plates. After children can remember all the vowel sounds, they can sing on their own with the instrumental version of the song and perhaps create their own short and long vowel pictures. They will also enjoy grouping objects that have the same vowel sounds or creating collages of magazine cut-outs. Keep a few copies of the book at a literacy center equipped with headsets so that students can gain practice in listening, singing, and remembering the sounds of the long and short vowels.
2. Using 3-letter or 4-letter words, explain the rule that when one vowel is in the middle of a word, it is usually short (Ex. bag, sit, bed). Print some of these words on a word wall. Pointing to an appropriate word, perform this rap to reinforce the short vowel rule: "Got one vowel in the middle of the word, got one vowel in the middle of the word, got one vowel in the middle of the word--Say /ă/, say /ă/, say /ă/ [clap-clap]. Repeat by pointing to another appropriate word and another short vowel sound until all short vowel sounds have been covered. Variations: Add back and forth side-steps while reciting the rap. Change the ending claps to taps, stomps, or knocks. Add rhythm instruments to help keep the beat.
3. Find short vowel words in children's books and poems. Examples: From Shel Silverstein's Poetry in Where the Sidewalk Ends-Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me, Too for short i; Jimmy Jet and his TV Set for short e. Singing games like The Banana Song (using the name Anna). Dr. Seuss' There's a Wocket in my Pocket and Fox in Sox for short o. Nursery Rhymes like Jack Sprat for short a; Diddle Diddle Dumpling for short i, short u, short o, and short e; Hickety-Pickety for short i and short e.
4. Find short and long vowel sounds in students' names. Ex. Ann, Ellen, Jim, John, Buddy for short vowels; Jake, Steve, Mike, Joan, and Judy for long vowels.
5. Find short and long vowel sounds in environmental words like Exit, Stop, Bus, In. Label classroom objects that illustrate short and long vowel sounds: dĕsk, chāir, tāble, gāme, pĕncils, pĕns, pāper, shĕlf, răck, lĕdge, ēasel.
6. Have a Show-and-Tell time where children bring in objects with a particular short or long vowel sound. Place these or other objects on a table labeled with that vowel and the short or long symbol.

Evaluation:

1. Students can produce the correct short vowel and long vowel sounds on Mini-Charts pp.41-46 without assistance.
2. Students pass a written or manipulative test where they match pairs of short vowel pictures and long vowel pictures.

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English vowels: pronunciation ɜː, ɒ, ɔː - tongue twisters, video, sound practice

Hello reader! 🙂 Today we have again prepared for you a whole training for setting the pronunciation of English sounds. In this series of articles (this is already the 3rd one in a row), we will analyze the subtleties of the English phonetic system and find the differences between the sounds of the English language and our Russians.

Today we will analyze the analogues of the /o/ sound in English. Or rather, they are just not analogues, but our phonemic hearing plays a cruel joke with us, and we:

1. change all three English sounds to Russian /o/,
2. we do not see the difference between these 3 sounds and thus change the meanings of some words.

We will build the practice of the sounds of the English language, as before: with the help of training videos, a special set of words, exercises, tongue twisters and a song with a reference pronunciation. Let's go!

Warning: is the British pronunciation used in this article. What exactly are the differences among the Americans, I will indicate below.

Pronunciation of the sound /ɜː/ - long vowels in English

Pronounced in the words girl, nurse, learn, etc. e (m e e) and e (m e l) , respectively), while it is neither one nor the other.

I would say that you need to take the position of the lips, as for / e /, hold your mouth in this position, but try to pronounce / o /. Reminds in the word D those The sound is long.

How the speech apparatus works: the back of the tongue lies flat, the middle part of the tongue is slightly raised, higher than the front and back of the tongue. The tip of the tongue is at the bottom teeth. The edges of the tongue do not touch the upper teeth. The distance between the upper and lower teeth is quite narrow. The lips are tense and stretched, slightly revealing the teeth.

Pronunciation errors of English words in Russian

What are the main mistakes of Russian speakers:

give the sound / ɜː / a touch of the Russian sound / o /. Lip position as for / e /, but pronounce / o /.

2. Complete replacement for the Russian sound /o/, denoted by the letter ё in writing, in words like, worse, sir , etc.

Tip: give the English sound a hint of Russian /e/. The lips should be stretched, the teeth brought together, the tongue should be flat.

And, accordingly, do not round your lips, as for Russian / o /. It is recommended to pronounce / ɜː / with almost the same stretched position of the lips as for the phoneme / i: / => see / si: / - sir / sɜː /, fee / fi: / - fir / fɜ: /, heat / hi: t / - hurt / hɜːt /.

The stretched position of the lips is especially obligatory when pronouncing /ɜː/ after /w/ => we /wi:/ – world /wɜːd/, we /wi:/ – work /wɜːk/, we /wi:/ – worm /wɜːm/ .

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3. Also note that the consonant before this vowel does not need to be softened (we wrote about this in detail in the last article). In words like girl, first, bird , etc., the consonants will be hard.

Advice: do not lift the middle back of the tongue towards the hard palate while pronouncing the consonant. First pronounce the hard consonant, and then start pronouncing the vowel.

English vowel examples

Got it? Now we turn to the formulation of the correct pronunciation of words in English. We set up a speech apparatus in the right position and start training:

Worse / WɜːS /

Girl / ɡɜːl /

Firm / Fɜːm /

FIRST / ˈFɜːST /

HURL / HɜːL /

LURK / LɜːK /

Curl / kɜːl/

bird /bɜːd/

world /wɜːld/

word /wɜːd/

sir /sɜː ^R /

Were / Wɜː ^R /

Heard / Hɜːd /

LEARN / LɜːN /

WORK /

Third / θɜːD /

NURSE / NɜːS /

STAR / STM 9012 /

Turn / Tɜːn /

Earth / ɜːθ /

Verb / Vɜːb /

Pearl / Pɜːl /

Haurt /

FIR / ˈFɜː ^R /

World / Wɜːm /

PURSE PURSE /pɜːs/

curse /kɜːs/

earl /ɜːl/

her /hɜː ^r /

burn /bɜːn/

Excellent! And now I’ll tell you about the difference in pronunciation performed by an American (I didn’t say it before, so as not to confuse). The American transcription looks like this:

firm - /f ɝ ːm/ (or /fɜrm/ as we have on Lingualeo).

This transcription of the English alphabet / ɝ / denotes a similar sound, but with retroflection, that is, an overtone / r / (follow the link and listen to two pronunciations of the word firm). For more information about the American version, see the video at the link.

In British pronunciation, the /r/ sound can only be heard at the junction of words when the next word begins with a vowel: si r A lec /sɜː r æ lɪk/.

to fix the result will help us with English tongue twisters for vowel sounds:

9000 G E Rman L EA RNERS L RN G E Rman W O RDS, T U Rkish L EA rners l ea rn T u rkish w o rds.
• AN EA RL GAVE P EA RL a F U R and A C IR CLET OF P EA RLS FOR H ER IR TY - F ST B IR .
• The F IR SK IR T IS D IR Tier THET IR D SH IR T, The F SH IR T IS D IR TIER TIR th ir dsk ir t.

Finally, let's find this English sound in a famous song so that it is imprinted in the auditory memory. Since we took the British pronunciation as a basis, the example will be exclusively British - The Beatles "Girl"

The sound /ɒ/ is the pronunciation of short vowels in English

“Inverted a in English transcription” is pronounced in the words doll, hot, what . The English sound is similar to Russian / o / under stress (as in the word p o st ) but:

• our lips are more rounded (and protrude forward),
• for our sound, the tongue rises higher, because the Russian sound is less open,
• our sound is longer.

How the speech apparatus works: the articulation is a lot like the /a:/ sound, as in the word part (remember we learned to show the throat to the doctor and move the tongue back and down?). But the root of the tongue is drawn back and down even more than with / a: /, not tense. The tip of the tongue is drawn further from the lower teeth than with / a: /, and lowered down. The distance between the jaws is large. The lips are slightly rounded, the protrusion of the lips is completely absent. The sound is short.

Tip: since the English sounds /a:/ and /ɒ/ are somewhat similar, you can try this: start saying the word part /pa:t/ (listen to the British pronunciation here), but move as far back as possible the root of the tongue, DO NOT round your lips too much and make the sound short - you get the correct pronunciation of the word pot /pɒt/ (listen to the British version here).

In order not to accidentally change the sound to Russian /o/, open your mouth wider, lower and move your tongue lower. Rounding the lips, do not protrude them forward and reduce the sound.

Let's move on to practice. Let's put the correct pronunciation of the English language using a set of words:

lodge /lɒdʒ/

doll /dɒl/

what /wɒt/

pot /pɒt/

not /nɒt/ 9000 cough3

/ rock /rɒk /r Kɒf/

WAS/ Wɒz/

Stop/ STɒP/

HOT/ HɒT/

GOT/ ɡɒT/

CLOCK/

BOX/ Bɒks/

Shot/ ʃɒt/

KNOT/ NAT/ NAM

job /dʒɒb/

Want / Wɒnt /

BOX / BɒKS /

Stop / STɒP /

DOG / Dɒɡ /

Bob / Bɒb /

Lost / LɒST /

Swat /

OFF / ɒF /

Golf / ɡɒLF/

Lot/ Lɒt/

ODD/ ɒD/

Wash/ Wɒʃ/

FOG/ Fɒɡ/

BLOCK/ BLɒK/

Watch/ Wɒtʃ/

I again pay attention to the differences in American pronunciation. There is practically no “short o” in AmE, and they pronounce the above words with the sound / a: / (we talked about it above) - not / nɑːt /. a tch h o rrors o n TV.

Kn o tt and Sh o tt f o ught a duel. Kn o tt w a s sh o t and Sh o tt w a s n o t. It w a s better to be Sh o tt than Kn o tt.

At the end of , a line from the song . By the way, it was not so easy to find an example… This sound is short, and I wanted it to be heard in the song. But singers have the right to stretch even short sounds 🙂 Therefore, we take as an example a rather fast and rhythmic song "13 Little Dolls" by the British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Fight them hard then keep them safe
Those 13 little d o lls
One for each mood o f the day
Those 13 little d O LLS
CR O SS Youart and Try to Sleep LEAVE 1. 8, 910, 11, 12, 13 Little D O LLS

Sound / ɔː / - pronunciation of vowels in English

Sound / ɔː / pronounced in words Horse, Wall, Law et al.

The sound is similar in articulation to the previous /ɒ/ - the tongue is pushed back and down, BUT the back of the tongue is raised to half the distance (and in the previous sound the root of the tongue is relaxed), so in this sound you feel like " closes" opening at the throat. The lips are drawn into a small hole, as if you are planning to kiss someone. The sound is long.

That is, in fact, we pronounce a very, very deep sound /o/, but the position of the lips, as for the sound /u/.

Understanding the difference between these sounds is also important because changing the sound can change the meaning of the word: pɒt/ (pot) - port /pɔːt/ (port)

wad /wɒd/ (pack of something - banknotes, chewing gum) - ward /wɔːd/ (hospital ward)

The correct pronunciation of words in English

I hope you managed to catch the articulation of this sound. We move on to training in the words:

or /ɔː ^r /

All /ɔːl /

North /nɔː /

Lɔː /

Ball /Bɔːl /

Small /

STARE /STAɔː ^r /

horse /hɔːs/

saw /sɔː/

bought /bɔːt/

draw /drɔː/

walk /wɔːk/

CLAW / KLɔː /

Talk / Tɔːk /

Four / Fɔː ^R /

Door / Dɔː ^R /

BOOARD / BɔːD /

lɔːD /

FɔːTUGHT /

SHORE / ʃɔː ^R /

Call / Kɔːl /

Course / KɔːS /

Floor / FLɔː ^R /

Warm / Wɔːm /

CHALK /

FOURTH / FOURTH / FOURTH / FAC ɔːl/

wall /wɔːl/

more /mɔː ^r /

thought /θɔːt/

nor /nɔː ^r /

court /kɔːt/

brought /brɔːt/

warn /wɔːn/

In words like ball, small, low , Americans again pronounce /a:/, and in words like horse /hɔːrs/ and north /nɔːrθ/ - /r/ is pronounced. Learn more about American pronunciation in the video.

Now let's move on to tongue twisters:

• A LL P AU L'S D AU GHTERS WERE B O RN in C O RK, A LL W AU AU GHTERS WERE B O RN Yo rk.
• F OU R EXPL O RERS Expl O Re F O RTY W A TERF LLS, F O RTY O Rers Expl O RRE r w a terf a lls.
• D O Ra's D AU GHTER IS T A Ller spec O Ra's D AU GHTER, N O RAS D AU RAS O RTER THAND O RTERA DEN au ghter.

As a musical example, I propose to take the British band Pink Floyd and the song "Another Brick In The Wall" (or rather, one word from it - wall ).

We don't say goodbye!

There are 44 (!!!) sounds in English. We have already analyzed 10. In the next article of this section, we will focus on consonants. On which ones - we haven't decided yet, so tell us in the comments 🙂

Read the continuation of the rubric: Consonants th .

Vowel sounds of the Russian language (table) - "Family and School"

Contents

how to explain to a child the difference between vowels and consonants, what rules you need to remember

Contents of the article

• Acquaintance with terms
and 5 sounds

In the process of formation and development of the speech function, children intuitively distinguish vowels from consonants, but this knowledge must be brought into a system, once and for all determining by what signs all the sounds of the Russian alphabet are divided into these two large groups. Without a clear assimilation of this material, it is impossible to further study the grammar rules of not only the native, but also any foreign language.

Acquaintance with terms

It is easy to remember information that is associated in the brain with something understandable, familiar. Therefore, before explaining to the child the difference between vowels and consonants, you need to tell why they are called that way.

The sounds that are drawn, sung, cannot be pronounced without the participation of a voice, or a voice, as our ancestors used to say. That is why they, and after them the letters denoting them, are called vowels. When the child understands this relationship, you can proceed to explain the concept of consonants - it was formed from two words: “with vowels”, that is, “consonant” - “neighbors of vowels”.

Such an approach to presenting information will not only allow a preschooler to memorize the terms and their meaning well, but also arouse interest in the origin of words and the development of language in general. To show the difference between vowels and consonants, a table in which they differ in colors clearly helps: the former are indicated in red, and the latter in blue.

When choosing a magnetic alphabet for a 2-3 year old baby, be guided, first of all, by its safety. But for older children it will be useful to deal with letters correctly divided by color.

Letters and sounds

To learn the difference between letters and sounds, the basic rule will help: we read and write letters, and we speak and hear sounds. In classes with younger students, teachers always use multi-colored cards, diagrams, and special devices in the form of houses. Such visualization allows you to remember what colors denote vowels and consonants, soft and hard, and sometimes even voiced and deaf sounds. To highlight stressed vowels, the corresponding superscript is used, and unstressed vowels are underlined with one line.

There are only 6 vowels in Russian: [a], [o], [u], [s], [i], [e], and there are as many as 10 vowels: А, Я, О, Е, У , Yu, S, I, E, E. In order for the child to understand why the number does not match, and learn to distinguish between sounds and letters, you need to say them all in turn with him. This experience will show that some letters can be the designation of two sounds at once: I [ya], E [yo], Yu [yu] and E [ye]. It must be noted that this does not always happen, and give examples: in the words “spruce”, “yula”, “announcement” we hear two sounds in such letters, and in the words “stranded”, “chandelier”, “five” - one by one.

Arguing like this, you can lead the student to the idea that consonants influence the sound of vowels - and vice versa. There are 21 consonant letters in Russian, and there are much more sounds - 36. Before giving the child lists of these letters and sounds for review, it is advisable to help him guess why there are so many sounds. To do this, you need to give him a few pairs of words and ask him to pay attention to how the same consonants are pronounced in them, for example:

• P in the words “sleep” and “sing”;
• D - "house" and "uncle";
• F - "torch" and "eagle owl".

A good exercise for a student would be to go through all the consonants of the alphabet and try to find words for each of them with paired hard/soft sounds. It turns out that consonants are softened by the letters I, Yo, Yu, I, E and that in the alphabet there are always hard (Ж, Ц, Ш) and always soft (Ж, Х, Ш) consonants, which, in turn, are able to influence vowel pronunciation: “step” and “chic”, “horror” and “acorn”, “siskin” and “bowl”. Examples should be chosen so that it is convenient to switch to the topic of deafness and sonority.

One of the conditions for successful assimilation of information is its consistent presentation. Classes should be structured in such a way that each topic evokes new, logically following questions in the child, the answers to which will be given by the next step.

By studying their native language, children learn a lot about a subject that seems to be well known, so it is important to get them interested from the very beginning. A solid knowledge of the properties of vowels and consonants is the key to literate writing in the future.

What are letters and sounds? - Kindergarten No. 220 JSC Russian Railways

Usually parents say that the child does not pronounce some letters! Unfortunately, parents do not always understand the difference between such concepts as “sound” and “letter”. These terms must not be mixed!

Sound is the smallest, indivisible unit of the speech stream perceived by the ear. There are 42 speech sounds in Russian.

The letters are graphic symbols that represent speech sounds when writing. There are 33 letters in total.

We pronounce and hear sounds, we see and write letters .

For parents of children of primary and secondary preschool age, is enough if the baby remembers that the letter stands for the sound "P" and learns it like "P" and not "er", "L" and not "el" ”, “Sh”, not “sha”, etc.

Parents, older preschoolers and first graders need to know much more about sounds and letters.

Sounds are divided into vowels and consonants.

Vowels - when they are pronounced, the air in the mouth passes freely without encountering obstacles. There are 10 vowels in Russian ( a, y, o, e, s, e, e. i, yu, and). There are only 6 vowels - [a], [o], [y], [i], [s], [e]. The fact is that the vowels e, e. yu, i in some positions denote 2 sounds:

e - [y'o], e - [y'e], y - [y'y], i - [y'a].

Vowel sounds are indicated by a red circle. Vowel sounds are neither hard and soft, nor voiced and deaf A vowel can be stressed or unstressed. Vowels form a syllable. There are as many syllables in a word as there are vowels.

Consonants sounds - when they are pronounced, the air in the mouth meets barriers formed by the tongue, teeth or lips.

Consonants are :

- hard - are pronounced hard. Marked with a blue circle. For example: [p], [k], [d], etc.;

- soft - soft. Marked with a green circle.

Most consonants have a pair of hardness-softness. For example: [b] - [b '], [t] - [t '], [l] - [l '], etc.

But there are consonant sounds that do not have a pair of hardness-softness. They are either always hard or always soft:

- always hard consonants - [w], [g], [c];

- always soft consonants - [h '], [u '], [y '];

- voiced consonants - pronounced with voice.

For example: [l], [p],. [d], [m], etc. To determine the voicedness, you need to put your hand to the "neck" and listen if there is a "bell".

- voiceless consonants - pronounced without voice.

For example: [f], [x] [s], [p], etc.

But there are consonant sounds that do not have a pair of sonority - deafness. They are either always deaf or always voiced:

- always voiced - [th], [l], [l'], [m], [m'], [n], [n'], [p], [p'];

- always deaf - [x], [x’], [c], [h’], [u’].

It is necessary to clearly know and distinguish between sounds and letters!

Definition and meaning of vowels - Merriam-Webster

vow el ˈvau̇(-ə)l

1

: one of the classes of speech sounds in which the oral part of the respiratory canal is not blocked or narrowed enough to cause audible friction

wide : the most prominent sound in a syllable

2

: letter or other symbol representing a vowel

- commonly used in English for a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y

Sample sentences

Recent examples on the web English is seasoned with diphthongs - one vowel smoothly flows into another and removes sharpness from the word. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , October 2, 2022 You are known on campus for your breathtaking performance in vowel

without consonants Antigone, but about corporations. Seiya Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , September 6, 2022 Here is the most confusing but most useful spelling rule in American English: words ending in a single consonant preceded by a single digit 9.0021 vowel double the final consonant before the suffix if the stress falls on the last syllable of the root word. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , September 3, 2022 As a rarely used and somewhat archaic word, funny - which means extraordinarily funny, usually in a dry vein - ends with a classic double letter, has only one vowel , and is not really a common lexicon. Matt Gardner, age Forbes

July 7, 2022 And to delve into the finer details of Tolkien's day-to-day research, check out his handwritten table of vowels changes from the interpretations of the Vespasian Psalter. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel , August 22, 2022 Every vowel of was used in today's game, which can cause some difficulties. Chris Holt, age Forbes, June 5, 2022 Nameberry notes that names starting with will be among the most popular names for girls in 2022. Women's Day July 8, 2022 Any word beginning with vowel is usually bad news for many Wordle players, but ALBUM is something of a perfect storm of problems.

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History of words

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French vowele , from Latin vocalis - further into Vocalic

First known use

14th century, in the sense defined in sense 1

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All about short and long vowels for preschoolers

Have you ever wondered or has your child asked you why the "a" in "cat" and "cake" sound different? Or why are words like "baby" and "cube" pronounced differently even though they're spelled almost the same? Well, you are not alone!

The sounds of the English alphabet can vary greatly. In some cases, this can be difficult. Not all letters in all words sound the same. Teaching preschoolers to read in English can be challenging because the letters can make different sounds depending on how they are used. An example is short and long vowel sounds for preschoolers. Read on to find out how your child can learn vowel sounds and recognize their differences.

The study of short and long vowels - what is it?

Studying the phonetics of sounds allows you to learn everything about all the vowels and consonants that make up the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Each of the 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, y) can make at least 2 sounds. For example, the vowel "a" sounds different in the words "cat" and "cake". How we pronounce vowels does not always determine the sound they make.

Each vowel produces two sounds: short and long. In some cases, they can also be silent! When a vowel pronounces the sound of a certain letter, it is a short sound. However, when the vowel sounds like the name of a letter, the result is a long sound. The sound a vowel makes depends on its position in the word and the letters that surround it.

For example: "a" in the word "fat" and "e" in the word "bed" form short vowels. And in the words "fate" and "wheat" they make long vowel sounds.

So, depending on where and where there is a vowel in a word, its length and sound can change. When teaching preschoolers to read, you should help them understand the rules by which vowels sound in different cases. Yes, short and long vowels can sometimes be confusing for children. However, regular practice with them to recognize the differences will help.

Rules to remember when learning short and long vowels

Here are some basic rules to help preschoolers learn short and long vowels. Remember that rules also have exceptions.

Rule No.

Vowel position

Vowel sound

Examples0021

"e" in "west"

"o" in the word "hot"

"i" in the word "fish"

"u" in the word "cup"

2.

When there are two vowels separated by two or more letters

The first vowel produces a short sound

as in "apple"

as in "octopus"

as in "basket"

as in "elephant"

as in the word “umbrella”

3.

the letter “e” (magic “e”/silent “e”)

First vowel becomes long

"cap" becomes "cape"

"set" becomes "kite"

"bath" becomes "pipe"

as "game"

as "time"

4

When a word has two vowels go together the first one does

speaking

The first vowel makes a long sound

The second vowel is silent

as in the word "tie"

as in the word "boat"

as in the word “rain”

as in 'value'

as in 'Feet'

Here is a long and short list of vowels: several more examples

vowel

Short vowel

AA

'fat', 'card', 'hand', 'lamp', 'glass'

'fate', 'pain', 'game', 'mail', 'whale'

Ee

'egg', 'red', 'nest', 'bell', 'smell'

'ear', 'sea', 'treat', 'weak', 'three

Ii

'pig', 'rib', 'fist', 'milk', 'swim'

'skin', 'tile', 'lime', 'wipe', 'prize'

Oo

fox, hop, fishing rod, drop, pond gun', 'hug', 'dump', 'puff'

'rule', 'truth', 'dune', 'flute', 'fruit'

Methods of learning short and long vowels short vowels to introduce children to vowel sounds and practice them.

1. Fun with songs

Learning different vowels can be more fun with songs. This is one of the best ways to teach short and long vowels, as their catchy rhythm can help kids learn the vowel sounds and memorize them easily. See "Song with Short and Long Vowels" by Kutuki. This song is great for kids who are learning short and long vowel sounds.

To learn more about such fun and engaging songs, download the Kutuki learning app for kids now!

2. Use hand gestures or motions

Use simple gestures for each vowel. This can help children associate vowels with the movements and sounds they make. In addition to working on muscle memory, kinesthetic activities make learning more fun for kids. For example, have your child bend their knees when they hear a short vowel sound. To hear a long vowel sound, ask them to jump up and clap their hands.

3. Marking vowels

It is convenient to mark over vowels.

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