A selection of English ESL short vowels ppt slides

Words with short and long vowel sounds. Read and identify the given words if it sounds short vowel or a long vowel sound. This worksheet presentation will help beginners in reading how to read words. This will also help how to blend vowels in a word and how to sound the vowels.

Short and Long Vowel Sound Activity

this ppt is showing how the magic e change the words. you can choose the pic of words with short vowel. Make some magic with magic hat. and see how it's change. The words ia ppt: cap-cape, pin-pine, hat-hate, win-wine, cut-cute, tap-tape 

Magic e

Warning: there are two pairs of words that have profanities. Simply delete those slides if you need to be wary of profanity in the classroom. Also, the video on the first slide is completely optional



Objective:

I typically use this in a lesson on pronunciation, particularly for Spanish speakers (though it can be adapted and work well with proper knowledge of the learner's L1 phonology). The purpose of this particular game is to help learners distinguish vowels not present in their L1 (e.g /ɪ/ vs /i/, aka "short 'i' vs long 'i'"; /ʌ/ vs /a/, or " 'uh' vs ah' "). Included is a list of minimal pairs using such vowels. 

I have used this activity with great response from learners of all levels, but be mindful that it can be a bit trickier to explain these pronunciation differences to a younger learner. Always be adaptable to your learner's abilities and needs!



HOW TO PLAY:

*Can be adapted for any class size—even individual lessons (simply print the pages out instead of using the powerpoint).



Split the class into two groups. Have them form a line, rotating the person at the front to the back after each turn. Keep score, if you'd like.



Give each learner at the front of their respective line a fly swatter (or any object that won't damage a projector screen/white board. even hands work. the fly swatter is just a novelty).



As the instructor, stand at the back of the classroom and clearly say one of either word. The first person to slap the correct word gets the point. Rotate learners until the word list is finished.



Note: this is not an original idea. I learned this activity through working with Bonnie Blakey of SBCC—all credit is due to her. I simply created my own list of words and powerpoint.





American English Minimal Pair Pronunciation Game

The vowes simplified, this is a short yet colorful and entertaining PowerPoint that I made myself for the first time as a teacher and my students enjoyed it so I thought I should share it :)

The Vowels

Make learning phonics fun with this engaging interactive game designed to teach the short vowel sound /a/ through four key word families: -at, -ap, -ag, -ad.

Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and ESL learners, this resource helps students build strong early reading skills while having fun.

Students will:

Practice blending and segmenting sounds.
Build and read CVC words.
Match words to pictures for better comprehension.
Strengthen phonemic awareness through hands-on play.
What’s Included:

Interactive activity (digital or printable).
Colorful visuals for student engagement.
Multiple practice opportunities to reinforce skills.
Perfect for:

Literacy centers
Small group instruction
Independent reading practice
ESL/ELL phonics lessons

Interactive Phonics Game – Short A Word Families (-at, -ap, -ag, -ad)

A simple PowerPoint for kindergarten and elementary students. It contains vocabulary that begins with the letter I with the corresponding picture. 

It has vocabulary for the short and long vowel sound I.

Letter I

I created this PowerPoint for my younger students. I wanted to make learning to read fun and engaging. I wanted to use three-letter words that are simpler to remember and easier to spell.

Short A 3 letter vowel words with pictures.

A projectable and interactive material with short i vowel. CVC words with short i vowel as a trivia game to catch your student's attention and to make them practice while playing.

Short i

The objective of these presentation is to revise short and long vowels. and to introduce paragraph writing. It is a presentation with a couple of activities and examples. The solutions are included at the bottom of the slides. Best used alongside the reader " In the Snow" by B.Marker. 

In the Snow 

Short e vowel words

Focus on adjectives and short E vowel sounds. 

Adjectivies/EN and ET Words PPT

This is an amazing lesson for students who start B1 level. This lesson is based on a super famous song by Abba that is called Money. Throughout the lesson, students will learn the pronunciation of the short sound i and compare it to the long sound i. Practice speaking? listening and vocabulary. 

B1 Abba Money short sound /ɪ/

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

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Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

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The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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28 Short vowels English ESL powerpoints