Let’s Learn About Vowels!

Objective
• Given information about vowels such as
upper and lower case letters and short
and long vowels, students will be able to
identify different vowels and their
characteristics. Students will take a
quiz where they will be tested on this
information.

A E I O U
 Audience
• This lesson is intended for second grade
students who want to learn more and
about vowels.
• Children will need a computer to do the
activity.
Let’s Learn About
Vowels!
A E I O U
 Directions
Click the box at the bottom of the page to
either:

Go to the next slide

Go back to the last slide

Go to the homepage
Let’s try it!
 Let’s Review What We Know
You already know the vowels of the
alphabet: A E I O and U
• A is in words like apple and cat
• E is in words like egg and leg
• I is in words like ice and igloo
• O is in words like cow and more
• U is in words like run and turn
Why are vowels important?
• Vowels are in every word!
• Knowing about vowels will help us sound
out words and know what different
words mean.
The alphabet has five vowels,
A E I O U.
Get ready to learn about the
sounds they make and how they
form words!
 Directions
• Click on a vowel.
• Read the information about that vowel
then continue on to the next one!
• After you review all the vowels, there
will be a short quiz to take at the end!
 Homepage
Let’s get started! Click on a vowel to learn more about
it. There is a short review page to go over all we have
learned. Take the quiz after you have gone over all
the vowels.
You can click the home button to come back to the
homepage anytime!

A I U
E O

Review Quiz
 Aa
A is the first letter in the alphabet, and the first vowel
we will learn about!
The letter A is in words like:

Cat Apple
 Aa
• The upper case form of this letter looks like
this: A
• The lower case form of this letter looks like
this: a
 Short Vowel
A
The letter A is short in words like
dad nap fast
 Long Vowel
A
If you can hear the name of the vowel in the word, that means the
word has a long vowel! The vowel A is long in words like:
cake
rain
train
 Ee
The letter E is next!

The letter E is in words like:

seat
elephant
 Ee
• The upper case form of this letter looks like
this: E
• The lower case form of this letter looks like
this: e
 Short Vowel
E
The vowel E is short in words like:
nest bell bed
 Long Vowel
E
The letter E is long in words like:

tree
key

eat
 Ii
Let’s learn about the letter I next!
This letter is in words like:

ice cream

kite
 Ii
• The upper case form of this letter looks like
this: I
• The lower case form of this letter looks like
this: i
 Short Vowel
Ii
The letter I is short in the words
spin sit pin
 Long Vowel
Ii
The I vowel is long in works like:

ice hide

fire
 Oo
Let’s learn about the vowel O next!
O is in words like
owl

ocean
 Oo
• The upper case form of this letter looks like
this: O
• The lower case form of this letter looks like
this: o
 Long Vowel
O
The vowel O is long in words like

soap nose cold

 Short Vowel
O
The vowel O is short like words like

stop hop dot

 Uu
U is the last vowel we will learn about today!
The vowel U is in words like

truck

lunch
 Uu
• The upper case form of this letter looks like
this: U
• The lower case form of this letter looks like
this: u
 Long Vowel
U
The vowel U is long in words like
unicorn cube tube
 Short Vowel
U
The vowel U is short in words like:
hug tub

cut
 Let’s Review What We Just Learned!

• We already know the vowels A E I O and

U

1. What vowel is in the word cat?

2. What vowel is in the word sit?

 That was good practice!
The vowel A is in the word cat, and the vowel I
is in sit!
Do you think you are ready for the quiz?
If you want to review the vowels again, go back
to the homepage.
If you are ready, then click “Quiz”
Good luck!

Quiz
 Quiz Directions
• Click on the answer you think is right.
• If you are correct, you may move on to
the next question.
• If you get the question wrong, try again!
Ready to take the quiz?
Here we go!
A Question 1
A
Which lower case letter matches with the
capital letter A?

e
a

i
A A
 Good Job!
• a is the lower case letter to the letter
A!

• Go onto the next question!

Opps! Is that the matching vowel?

Try Again!
Opps! That is the wrong vowel!

Try Again!
i Question 2
i
Which upper case letter matches the
vowel i?

I
A
E
i i
 Great!
• i and I match! Good job!

• Continue to the next question!

Sorry! That is not correct!

Try again
Opps! Is that the right vowel?

Look again!
E Question 3
E
Which lower case letter matches with the
upper case letter E?

o
a
e
E E
Correct!
E and e match!

Next Question!
Opps! Is that the right answer?
Let’s try again!
Opps! Try again! Which matches
with E?
U Question 4
U
Which lower case letter matches with the
upper case letter U?

a
i
u
U U
 Great job!
The letters U and u match!

Let’s go to the next question.

 Opps! That answer is not correct!

Look at the letters again!

That is not correct.

Let’s try again!

o Question 5
o
Which upper case letter matches with the
lower case letter o?

E
O
U
o o
Awesome! O and o match!

Time for the next question.

Opps! Let’s look at that vowel again!
Opps! Let’s go back and try that again
 Question 6
Does the vowel A in the word “cat” have a
short or a long sound?

short
long
Awesome! The A in the word “cat” is short!
Let’s move on!
 Sorry! That is not correct.

Try again! Sound out the word “cat”.

 Question 7
Is the vowel O in the word “note” short or long?

short

long
That’s right! The O in “note” is long.
Good job!
Opps! That is not correct.

Say “note”. What do you hear?

 Question 8
Is the vowel U in “umbrella” short or long?

short
long
Correct! The U is short!
Opps! That’s not right. Let’s try again.
Say the word “umbrella” slowly.
What do you hear?
 Question 9
Is the vowel I in the word “gift” short or long?

short
long
Great work! The I in “gift” is
short!
Opps! Sound out “gift”. What sound
does the I make? Try Again!
 Question 10
Is the vowel E in the word “heat” short or long?

short
long
Good job! The E in the word “heat” is
long!
That is not correct! Say the word “heat” slowly.
What do you hear? Let’s try again!
 Question 11
Is the vowel U in the word “cute” short or long?

short

long
Great! The vowel U in “cute” is long!
Opps! That is not correct. Say “cute” one more
time. What sound does the vowel make?
 Congratulations!
You have finished the quiz! Now you know all
about the vowels.

If you want to review the vowels or take the quiz

again, click the homepage key,
Or go to the next page!
 All done! You are now a pro at vowels!

Next time you are reading a book or see a word

in a sentence, figure out what vowels you see!