Worksheet -- Lesson 11

Vowels (a, e)

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Leeds

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every instruction aloud. The child listens, points, circles, colours and speaks. The child does not need to read the words.

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Exercise A: Circle the Vowels

Say "a" and "e" with your child. Ask your child to circle every a and e in the rows below.

1. a    c    e    t    a

2. m    e    n    a    e

3. b    a    g    e    h

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Exercise B: Blend and Say

Say the three sounds slowly. Your child joins them and says the word. Tick the box when your child says it.

Sounds	Word	Said it?
c + a + t	cat	[ ]
f + a + n	fan	[ ]
j + a + m	jam	[ ]
v + a + n	van	[ ]
m + e + n	men	[ ]
p + e + n	pen	[ ]
r + e + d	red	[ ]
h + e + n	hen	[ ]

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Exercise C: Which Vowel?

Say each word. Your child says the sound in the middle and colours the right circle.

Word	/a/	/e/
hat	( )	( )
net	( )	( )
can	( )	( )
web	( )	( )
bag	( )	( )
wet	( )	( )

Answers: hat /a/, net /e/, can /a/, web /e/, bag /a/, wet /e/

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Exercise D: Short or Long?

Say each word from the Phonic Drill. Your child says "short" or "long". Tick the answer.

Word	Short	Long
mat	[ ]	[ ]
cake	[ ]	[ ]
sad	[ ]	[ ]
name	[ ]	[ ]
leg	[ ]	[ ]
tea	[ ]	[ ]

Answers: mat short, cake long, sad short, name long, leg short, tea long

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Exercise E: Trace the Vowels

Small a: curve round like a ball, go back up, then go straight down. Small e: go across, then curve up and round.

1. a    a    a    a    a

2. e    e    e    e    e

Print these rows in a dotted tracing font, with a red dot at the starting point of each letter.

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Exercise F: Say What the Vowel Says

Say the speech bubble to your child. Your child repeats it.

"Hi! I am 'a'. I am a vowel. I produce two sounds -- short sound and long sound."

Now ask:

1. Is "a" a vowel? (yes)
2. Is "e" a vowel? (yes)
3. How many sounds does a vowel make? (two: short and long)