English Home Language - Term 1 - Week 2

Today, we will focus on short vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, and u. These sounds are important for reading and writing. For example, the word 'cat' has the short vowel sound 'a'. Let's listen to some words and identify their vowel sounds together.

Let's look at the word 'pen'. It has the short vowel sound 'e'. If we change the 'p' to 'm', we get 'men'. Now, let's try changing the 'n' to 't' to make 'pet'. Notice how the vowel sound stays the same while the consonants change. This is how we can build new words!

Now, let's work together to create sentences using the words we built. For example, we can use 'cat', 'bat', and 'hat'. I will write 'The cat sat on the mat.' on the board. Can anyone suggest another sentence using these words? Remember to use capital letters at the beginning and a full stop at the end!

For your independent practice, I want you to choose three short vowel words from our lesson. Write them down and create your own sentences for each word. Make sure to check your sentences for correct punctuation and spacing. After you finish, share your sentences with a partner!

• cat
• bed
• sit

Answer: cat

The word 'cat' contains the short 'a' sound, while 'bed' has a short 'e' sound and 'sit' has a short 'i' sound.

• .
• ,
• ?

Answer: .

A full stop (.) is used to indicate the end of a statement.

Answer: The dog is playing.

This sentence uses the word 'dog' and includes correct punctuation.

• cat
• hat
• rat

Answer: cat

By changing the 'b' in 'bat' to 'c', we get 'cat', which is another short vowel word.

Answer: Short 'e' sound.

In the word 'pen', the letter 'e' makes a short 'e' sound.

• a
• e
• y

Answer: y

The letter 'y' is not considered a short vowel; it can sometimes act as a vowel but is not one of the main short vowels.

• s
• i
• t

Answer: s

The first letter in 'sit' is 's'.

Answer: The sun is shining.

This sentence correctly uses the word 'sun' and includes proper punctuation.