Find the Vowels

What Are Vowels?

• Out of the 26 letters in the alphabet, 5 are very special and are called Vowels.
• The vowels are: A, E, I, O, U.
• These letters are like "glue" because they join other letters together to make words.

The Hand Trick Vowels are easy to remember using your own hand:

• Look at your 5 fingers.
• Give each finger a name: A, E, I, O, U.
• Every word you speak or write needs at least one of these five friends.

How to Find a Vowel To find a vowel in a word, follow these simple steps:

1. Look at the word carefully (Example: D O G).
2. Check if any letter matches your 5 fingers (A, E, I, O, U).
3. The matching letter is your vowel (In DOG, the vowel is O).

Vowels in Action See how vowels change the sound of words:

• H A T: The vowel is A.
• B E D: The vowel is E.
• B I N: The vowel is I.
• C U P: The vowel is U.

Why Do We Learn This?

• It helps us sound out new words when we are reading.
• It helps us spell words correctly by listening for the middle sound.
• Without vowels, words would just be a bunch of noise that we couldn't say.

Lesson Summary

• The 5 vowels are A, E, I, O, U.
• Every word must have at least one vowel.
• Letters that are not vowels are called "Consonants."