Students should recognize and be

able to give the sound for each letter

shown before attempting to read
the pages.

Pages 3-4 a, n, v, m, r, f
Pages 5-8 c, t, p
Pages 9-10 s, h, b
Pages 11-14 d, l
Pages 15-16 D
Pages 17-18 A
Pages 19-20 j, S, P
Pages 21-26 y

To teach the word lamb on page 23,
point out the line under the mb at
the end of the word and the letter m
above it. Explain that, in a few
words, mb is another way to show
the /m/ sound.
A Cat
Sound City
Short Vowel Booklets
Book 1
A Cat
Sound City
Short Vowel Booklets
Book 1



Students should recognize and be
able to give the sound for each letter
shown before attempting to read
the pages.

Pages 3-4 a, n, v, m, r, f
Pages 5-8 c, t, p
Pages 9-10 s, h, b
Pages 11-14 d, l
Pages 15-16 D
Pages 17-18 A
Pages 19-20 j, S, P
Pages 21-26 y

To teach the word lamb on page 23,
point out the line under the mb at
the end of the word and the letter m
above it. Explain that, in a few
words, mb is another way to show
the /m/ sound.
One day the vowels a, e, i, o, and u, went for a walk.
Suddenly, it started to rain. The letter u always carried his
umbrella, since it starts with his /u/ sound, so he did not get
wet. The other vowels asked if they could get under the
umbrella, too. You may get under my umbrella, said the
letter u, If you will promise to say my /u/ sound. The
other vowels were happy with their own sounds, /a/, /e/, /
i/,and /o/, and didnt want to give them up. But soon it
began to rain even harder. We want to keep our own
sounds, but please, let us get under your umbrella, said a,
e, i, and o to the letter u. So the letter u said, If you will
say my sound at least some of the time, then you can get
under my umbrella. So a, e, i, and o got under the um-
brella, and that is why, to this very day, sometimes they say
the /u/ sound, instead of their regular sound.
Umbrella Vowels
a A
One day the vowels a, e, i, o, and u, went for a walk.
Suddenly, it started to rain. The letter u always carried his
umbrella, since it starts with his /u/ sound, so he did not get
wet. The other vowels asked if they could get under the
umbrella, too. You may get under my umbrella, said the
letter u, If you will promise to say my /u/ sound. The
other vowels were happy with their own sounds, /a/, /e/, /
i/,and /o/, and didnt want to give them up. But soon it
began to rain even harder. We want to keep our own
sounds, but please, let us get under your umbrella, said a,
e, i, and o to the letter u. So the letter u said, If you will
say my sound at least some of the time, then you can get
under my umbrella. So a, e, i, and o got under the um-
brella, and that is why, to this very day, sometimes they say
the /u/ sound, instead of their regular sound.
Umbrella Vowels
a A
2008 by Kathryn J. Davis
All rights reserved.

Published by Sound City Reading
7223 Cedar Lane Drive
Germantown, TN 38138

Printed in the United States of America
For more books from Sound City Reading
call: (901) 737-4466


Permission is hereby granted to teachers,
tutors, and parents to reproduce student
materials in this book for individual
or classroom use. Commercial
reproduction is prohibited.
2008 by Kathryn J. Davis
All rights reserved.

Published by Sound City Reading
7223 Cedar Lane Drive
Germantown, TN 38138

Printed in the United States of America
For more books from Sound City Reading
call: (901) 737-4466


Permission is hereby granted to teachers,
tutors, and parents to reproduce student
materials in this book for individual
or classroom use. Commercial
reproduction is prohibited.
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