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

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