Short o, u, and e

Hear and read the short sounds of o, u, and e.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 37

Here are the other three vowels. Each one makes a short sound too.
O makes /⁠o⁠/. /⁠o⁠/, octopus!
U makes /⁠u⁠/. /⁠u⁠/, umbrella!
E makes /⁠e⁠/. /⁠e⁠/, elephant!
Pot has /⁠o⁠/ in the middle. Sun has /⁠u⁠/. Bed has /⁠e⁠/.
Try it with a grown-up! Say all five short sounds: /⁠a⁠/ /⁠e⁠/ /⁠i⁠/ /⁠o⁠/ /⁠u⁠/. Can you say them fast?

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

K.F.P.1.b — Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U.
K.F.PA.6.b — Identify short and long vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.