Identify the Vowel in the Middle of the Word
Find the middle sound: listen for the vowel!
Kindergarten - English Language Arts - Short Vowel Sounds
About This Skill
What vowel do you hear in the middle of 'mop'? It's /o/! Kindergarteners practice listening for the short vowel sound in the middle of simple three-letter words like c-a-t and m-o-p. This Phonemic Awareness practice helps them break words into individual sounds, building the foundation they need for reading and spelling.
Skills & Topics
- Phonics & Word Skills
- Alphabets
- Phonics
- Phonemic Awareness
- Vowel
- Sound-Symbol Correspondence
- Sound
- Short Vowels
- CVC Words
- Reading Foundations
- Letter-Sound Correspondence
- Decoding
- Medial Sounds
Curriculum Alignment
- RF.K.2.d: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
- AC9EFLY10: segment sentences into individual words; orally blend and segment single-syllable spoken words; isolate, blend and manipulate phonemes in single-syllable words (phonological awareness)
- KRF2d