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

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

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

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

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

6. Find the Vowels
Noticing
Vowels
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Find the Vowels Menu

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

8. she
Good !
green
bike

9. Find the Vowels
Counting
Vowels
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10. 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

11. trial …2
make …2
sky … 1

12. Review this last section
Were most made with 1 or 2
vowels? Very interesting!
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13. Find the Vowels
Are they together?
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14. Are the vowels together?
snail
Are the vowels together?
Or are they separated?
tame
train
a e i o u y

15. snail
tame
train

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

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

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

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

20. Do you see what
I see? Look again.

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

22. Review this last section
Talk about what you discovered.
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Review this last section

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

24. see
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25. tree

26. Did you see
all those “ee”?

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

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

29. he
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30. she

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

32. More single vowels

33. cry

34. try

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

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

37. bike
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38. like

39. o-e

40. coke

41. choke

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

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

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

45. rain
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46. meat

47. 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

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

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

50. food u
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51. boot u

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

53. crew u

54. few u

55. 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

56. light i

57. might i

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

59. eight a

60. weight a

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

62. low o

63. slow o

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

65. OK
Let’s look at
some examples
make

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

67. ...a..e a
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68. make

69. tape

70. ...ay a
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71. play

72. way

73. ...ai... a
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74. rain

75. ..eigh.. a
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76. eight

77. weight

78. ..e
at the end e
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79. he

80. me

81. ..ee.. e
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82. seen

83. sheet

84. ..ea.. e
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85. beat

86. dream

87. ..i..e i
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88. bike

89. bite

90. ..ia.. i
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91. dial

92. trial

93. ..y i
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94. cry

95. by

96. ..igh.. i
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97. high

98. right

99. ..o..e o
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100. joke

101. hose

102. ..oa.. o
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103. boat

104. moan

105. ..ow
at the end o
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106. low

107. slow

108. ..u..e u
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109. cute

110. dude

111. ..ui.. u
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112. suit
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113. fruit

114. ..oo.. u
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115. food

116. shoot

117. ..ue u
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118. blue

119. clue

120. ..ew u
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121. crew

122. threw

123. The Rules
Let’s review
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quiz

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

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

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

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

128. 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

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

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

131. 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

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

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

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

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

136. Rule
“ee” makes ?

137. Rule
“ee” makes e
see

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

139. Rule
Single “e” at the end makes e me

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

141. Rule
Single “y” at the end makes i
cry

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

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

144. Rule
“oo” makes ?

145. Rule
“oo” makes u
boot

146. Rule
“ew” makes ?

147. Rule
“ew” makes u
new

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

149. 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

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

151. Rule
“igh” makes ?

152. Rule
“igh” makes i
light

153. Rule
“eigh” makes ?

154. Rule
“eigh” makes a
weigh

155. Rule
“ow” makes ?

156. Rule
“ow” makes o
flow

157. Thanks for learning!
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