I can read ! Learning Long Vowels Created by Randy Stark, 1999

Main Menu Examples Find the See it vowels Hear it Review of the Rules he boy like rain boot Review of the Rules

Find the vowels Notice vowels How many? Are they together?

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

Examples Long A Long E Long I Long O Long U a-e e i-e o-e u-e ay ee ia oa ui ai ea oo y ow eigh igh ew

Find the Vowels Noticing Vowels Back to Find the Vowels Menu

she Find the vowels. green bike a e i o u y

she Good ! green bike

Find the Vowels Counting Vowels Back to Find the Vowels Menu

trial make sky a e i o u y Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? make sky a e i o u y

trial …2 make …2 sky … 1

Review this last section Were most made with 1 or 2 vowels? Very interesting! Click anywhere to go on Review this last section

Find the Vowels Are they together? Back to Find the Vowels Menu

Are the vowels together? snail Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? tame train a e i o u y

snail tame train

Are the vowels together? steak Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? meet cute a e i o u y

Let’s look again at the ones that were separated.

Words where the vowels are separated tame cute taste rake rode tape

Words where the vowels are separated tame cute taste rake rode tape

Do you see what I see? Look again.

Words where the vowels are separated tame cute taste rake rode tape

Review this last section Talk about what you discovered. Click anywhere to go on Review this last section

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

see Back to See / Hear Menu

tree

Did you see all those “ee”?

The double “ee” makes the long e sound Rule The double “ee” makes the long e sound

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

he Back to See / Hear Menu

she

A single “e” at the end makes the long e sound Rule A single “e” at the end makes the long e sound

More single vowels

cry

try

A single “y” at the end makes the long i sound Rule A single “y” at the end makes the long i sound

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

bike Back to See / Hear Menu

like

o-e

coke

choke

Rule An “e” at the end makes the first vowel long

I say … you are learning quite well. Keep up the good work!

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

rain Back to See / Hear Menu

meat

When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound Rule When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound

Blah When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!

If you can see it you can hear it Double “ee” 2 vowel together Silent “e” at end Odd combinations Single vowels

food u Back to See / Hear Menu

boot u

The “oo” letters usually Rule The “oo” letters usually make the long u sound

crew u

few u

The “ew” letters at the end usually make the long u sound Rule The “ew” letters at the end usually make the long u sound

light i

might i

Rule “igh” work together to make the long i sound

eight a

weight a

“eigh” work together to Rule “eigh” work together to make the long a sound

low o

slow o

(“w” acts like a second vowel) Rule “ow” work together to make the long o sound (“w” acts like a second vowel)

OK Let’s look at some examples make

Examples Long A Long E Long I Long O Long U a-e e i-e o-e u-e ay ee ia oa ui ai ea oo y ow eigh igh ew

...a..e a Back to Examples

make

tape

...ay a Back to Examples

play

way

...ai... a Back to Examples

rain

..eigh.. a Back to Examples

eight

weight

..e at the end e Back to Examples

he

me

..ee.. e Back to Examples

seen

sheet

..ea.. e Back to Examples

beat

dream

..i..e i Back to Examples

bike

bite

..ia.. i Back to Examples

dial

trial

..y i Back to Examples

cry

by

..igh.. i Back to Examples

high

right

..o..e o Back to Examples

joke

hose

..oa.. o Back to Examples

boat

moan

..ow at the end o Back to Examples

low

slow

..u..e u Back to Examples

cute

dude

..ui.. u Back to Examples

suit Back to Examples

fruit

..oo.. u Back to Examples

food

shoot

..ue u Back to Examples

blue

clue

..ew u Back to Examples

crew

threw

The Rules Let’s review Go to quiz

The double “ee” makes the long e sound Rule The double “ee” makes the long e sound

A single “e” at the end makes the long e sound Rule A single “e” at the end makes the long e sound

A single “y” at the end makes the long i sound Rule A single “y” at the end makes the long i sound

Rule An “e” at the end makes the first vowel long

When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound Rule When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound

Blah When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!

The “oo” letters usually Rule The “oo” letters usually make the long u sound

The “ew” letters at the end usually make the long u sound Rule The “ew” letters at the end usually make the long u sound

Rule “igh” work together to make the long i sound

“eigh” work together to Rule “eigh” work together to make the long a sound

(“w” acts like a second vowel) Rule “ow” work together to make the long o sound (“w” acts like a second vowel)

I know all the rules, do you? Review Rules again

Rule “ee” makes ?

Rule “ee” makes e see

Single “e” at the end makes ? Rule Single “e” at the end makes ?

Rule Single “e” at the end makes e me

Single “y” at the end makes ? Rule Single “y” at the end makes ?

Rule Single “y” at the end makes i cry

“e” at the end makes the first vowel ? Rule “e” at the end makes the first vowel ?

Rule lake cope “e” at the end makes the first vowel long bite cute

Rule “oo” makes ?

Rule “oo” makes u boot

Rule “ew” makes ?

Rule “ew” makes u new

When two vowels are together, what happens? Rule When two vowels are together, what happens?

When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound Rule When two vowels are together, the first one makes the long vowel sound rain meat suit dial boat

Blah When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!

Rule “igh” makes ?

Rule “igh” makes i light

Rule “eigh” makes ?

Rule “eigh” makes a weigh

Rule “ow” makes ?

Rule “ow” makes o flow

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