Reading Words With a Short Vowel /i/ Sound

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In this lesson, you will practice reading words with a short vowel /i/ sound.

Your goal is to be able to read each word correctly and write the word by listening to all the individual letter sounds in the word.

Get started with this fun video!

Keep it up with some hands-on practice!

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /i/ Picture Cards found under Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

2. Cut out the letters and the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can find the /u/ sound in words on your own!

Follow these steps.

1. Point to the picture of the igloo.

1. Say the letter name I.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /i/ sound.

4. Stretch the /i/ sound in the word up by saying iiiigloo.

2. Point to the picture of the insect.

1. Say the letter name I.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /i/ sound.

4. Stretch the /i/ sound in the word insect by saying iiiinsect.

3. Point to the picture of the inch.

1. Say the letter name I.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /i/ sound.

4. Stretch the /i/ sound in the word inch by saying iiiinch.

4. Point to the picture of the big.

1. Say the letter name I.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /i/ sound.

• Where do you hear the short /i/ sound in this word?

4. Stretch the /i/ sound in the middle of the word rug by saying biiiig.

Great job!

• Are you ready for more practice?
  

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /i/ Segmenting Words Graphic Organizer (Downloadable Resources).

2. Cut out the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards and the segmenting mat out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can practice segmenting the short /u/ sound in words!

Follow these steps.

1. Begin with the picture of itch. Say itch.

2. Now say the beginning sound in itch, /i/.

3. Next say the ending sound in itch, /ch/.

4. Now, as you say each sound, move a penny onto the mat for each sound you hear from beginning to end.

Moving the pennies onto the mat from the beginning of the word to the end as you say each sound will help you to hear and visualize each sound in the word.

• How many sounds does the word itch have?

The word itch has only two sounds.

5. Now try saying the sounds in fish.

• How many sounds do you hear in the word fish?

Yes, there are three sounds in the word fish.

6. Repeat this procedure for the picture cards rip and sip.

Nice job!

Move to the Got It? section to practice some more!