Let’s Learn About Vowels!

By: Madison AdairEDCI 270

Objective

• Given information about vowels such as upper and lower case letters and short and long vowels, students will be able to identify different vowels and their characteristics. Students will take a quiz where they will be tested on this information.

A E I O U

Audience

• This lesson is intended for second grade students who want to learn more and about vowels.

• Children will need a computer to do the activity.

Let’s Learn About Vowels!

A E I O U

DirectionsClick the box at the bottom of the page to

either:

Go to the next slide

Go back to the last slide

Go to the homepage

Let’s try it!

Let’s Review What We Know

You already know the vowels of the alphabet: A E I O and U

• A is in words like apple and cat• E is in words like egg and leg• I is in words like ice and igloo• O is in words like cow and more• U is in words like run and turn

Why are vowels important?

• Vowels are in every word!• Knowing about vowels will help us

sound out words and know what different words mean.

The alphabet has five vowels, A E I O U.

Get ready to learn about the sounds they make and how

they form words!

Directions

• Click on a vowel.• Read the information about that

vowel then continue on to the next one!

• After you review all the vowels, there will be a short quiz to take at the end!

HomepageLet’s get started! Click on a vowel to learn more

about it. There is a short review page to go over all we have learned. Take the quiz after you have gone over all the vowels.

You can click the home button to come back to the homepage anytime!

AE

IO

U

Review Quiz

AaA is the first letter in the alphabet, and the

first vowel we will learn about!The letter A is in words like:

Cat Apple

Aa• The upper case form of this letter

looks like this: A

• The lower case form of this letter

looks like this: a

Short VowelA

The letter A is short in words like dad nap fast

Long Vowel A

If you can hear the name of the vowel in the word, that means the word has a long vowel! The vowel A is long in words like:

cake train rain

EeThe letter E is next!

The letter E is in words like:

seat elephant

Ee• The upper case form of this letter

looks like this: E

• The lower case form of this letter

looks like this: e

Short VowelE

The vowel E is short in words like: nest bell bed

Long Vowel E

The letter E is long in words like:

tree

eat

key

IiLet’s learn about the letter I next!

This letter is in words like:

ice cream

kite

Ii• The upper case form of this letter

looks like this: I

• The lower case form of this letter

looks like this: i

Short VowelIi

The letter I is short in the words spin pinsit

Long VowelIi

The I vowel is long in works like:

ice

fire

hide

OoLet’s learn about the vowel O next!

O is in words like

owl

ocean

Oo• The upper case form of this letter

looks like this: O

• The lower case form of this letter

looks like this: o

Long Vowel O

The vowel O is long in words like

soap nose cold

Short Vowel O

The vowel O is short like words like

stop hop dot

UuU is the last vowel we will learn about today!

The vowel U is in words like

lunch

truck

Uu• The upper case form of this letter

looks like this: U

• The lower case form of this letter

looks like this: u

Long Vowel U

The vowel U is long in words like unicorn cube tube

Short Vowel U

The vowel U is short in words like:

hug

cut

tub

Let’s Review What We Just Learned!

• We already know the vowels A E I O and U

1. What vowel is in the word cat?

2. What vowel is in the word sit?

That was good practice!

The vowel A is in the word cat, and the vowel I is in sit!

Do you think you are ready for the quiz?If you want to review the vowels again, go back

to the homepage. If you are ready, then click “Quiz”

Good luck!

Quiz

Quiz Directions

• Click on the answer you think is right. • If you are correct, you may move on

to the next question.• If you get the question wrong, try

again!

Ready to take the quiz?Here we go!

Question 1Which lower case letter matches with

the capital letter A?

e

a

iA

A A

A

Good Job!

• a is the lower case letter to the letter A!

• Go onto the next question!

Opps! Is that the matching vowel?

Try Again!

Opps! That is the wrong vowel!

Try Again!

Question 2

Which upper case letter matches the vowel i?

I

E

A

i

i i

i

Great!

• i and I match! Good job!

• Continue to the next question!

Sorry! That is not correct!

Try again

Opps! Is that the right vowel?

Look again!

Question 3

Which lower case letter matches with the upper case letter E?

o

a

eE

E

E

E

Correct!E and e match!

Next Question!

Opps! Is that the right answer? Let’s try again!

Opps! Try again! Which matches with E?

Question 4

Which lower case letter matches with the upper case letter U?

a

i

uU

U U

U

Great job!The letters U and u match!

Let’s go to the next question.

Opps! That answer is not correct!

Look at the letters again!

That is not correct.

Let’s try again!

Question 5

Which upper case letter matches with the lower case letter o?

E

O

U

o

o o

o

Awesome! O and o match!

Time for the next question.

Opps! Let’s look at that vowel again!

Opps! Let’s go back and try that again

Question 6

Does the vowel A in the word “cat” have a short or a long sound?

short

long

Awesome! The A in the word “cat” is short!

Let’s move on!

Sorry! That is not correct.

Try again! Sound out the word “cat”.

Question 7

Is the vowel O in the word “note” short or long?

short

long

That’s right! The O in “note” is long. Good job!

Opps! That is not correct.

Say “note”. What do you hear?

Question 8

Is the vowel U in “umbrella” short or long?

short

long

Correct! The U is short!

Opps! That’s not right. Let’s try again. Say the word “umbrella” slowly.

What do you hear?

Question 9

Is the vowel I in the word “gift” short or long?

short

long

Great work! The I in “gift” is short!

Opps! Sound out “gift”. What sound does the I make? Try Again!

Question 10

Is the vowel E in the word “heat” short or long?

short

long

Good job! The E in the word “heat” is long!

That is not correct! Say the word “heat” slowly. What do you hear? Let’s try again!

Question 11

Is the vowel U in the word “cute” short or long?

short

long

Great! The vowel U in “cute” is long!

Opps! That is not correct. Say “cute” one more time. What sound does the vowel make?

Congratulations!You have finished the quiz! Now you know all

about the vowels.

If you want to review the vowels or take the quiz again, click the homepage key,

Or go to the next page!

All done! You are now a pro at vowels!

Next time you are reading a book or see a word in a sentence, figure out what vowels you see!