Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
key notes :
Vowels can be short or long. A long vowel says its
name. A short vowel does not. When a vowel is followed by just consonants, it usually does not say its name. It makes a short vowel sound instead.
When a vowel is followed by a consonant and a silent
e, the vowel says its name. It makes a long vowel sound.
When a vowel is followed by another vowel, the two
vowels sometimes make a vowel digraph. The first vowel
in a vowel digraph says its name. It makes a long vowel
sound. The other vowel is silent. Some vowel digraphs are
ai, ee, ea, ie, oa and ue.
Learn with an example
Sort the words by their vowel sounds.
short a
long a
In this word, the vowel a does not say its name. It makes the short a sound instead:
ran
In this word, the vowel a says its name. It makes the long a sound:
rain
Sort the words by their vowel sounds.
short a
long a
In this word, the vowel o does not say its name. It makes the short o sound instead:
got
In this word, the vowel o say its name. It makes the long o sound instead:
goat
Sort the words by their vowel sounds.
short e
long e
In this word, the vowel e does not say its name. It makes the short e sound instead:
met
In this word, the vowel e say its name. It makes the long e sound instead:
meet
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