Lesson 10
Short Vowels a, i, o, u
Spelling Focus: Short a is usually spelled a: band. Short i is usually spelled i: into. Short o is usually o: pond. Short u is usually spelled u, but it is also often spelled ou: cut, trouble.
- band
- cash
- into *
- river
- with *
- pond
- block
- forgot
- trouble
- young
- January
- blanket
- backpack
- finger
- window
- closet
- chop
- cousin *
- couple
- tough
*indicates words that are most commonly misspelled by fourth graders in their writing.