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

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

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

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

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

ate ade ain eight ay e ee ite ide y ode oil oat oy ow ute oot ue Word Families

Find the Vowels Noticing Vowels Back to Find the Vowels Menu

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

Good ! she green bikebike

Find the vowels. a e i o u y me tree lake

Good ! meme tree lakelake

Find the vowels. a e i o u y hide lane claim

Super job ! hidehide lanelane claim

Find the vowels. a e i o u y make spear deep

Are you getting it? makemake spear deep

Find the vowels. a e i o u y rain tire seat

Keep it up ! rain tiretire seat

Look for the vowels. a e i o u y train wire cry

OK train wirewire cry

Look for the vowels. a e i o u y we wait see

Good work ! wewe wait see

How many? a e i o u y three meat take

Well done! three meat taketake

Now you can find vowels. Can you count them and see where they are in words?

Find the Vowels Counting Vowels Back to Find the Vowels Menu

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

trial …2 make …2 sky … 1

Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? a e i o u y break he way

break …2 he …1 way … 2

Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? a e i o u y creep lone feast

creep …2 lone …2 feast … 2

Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? a e i o u y weep five street

weep …2 five …2 street.. 2

Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? a e i o u y tail mice skate

tail …2 mice …2 skate … 2

Can you count how many vowels there are? 1, 2, or 3? a e i o u y snake blame try

snake …2 blame …2 try … 1

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

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

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

tame train

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

meet cute

Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? a e i o u y grain blue fried

blue fried

Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? a e i o u y spray root taste

root taste

Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? a e i o u y rake rail toad

rakerake rail toad

Are the vowels together? Or are they separated? a e i o u y road rode tape

rode tape

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 rakerodetaperakerodetape

Do you see what I see? Look again.

Words where the vowels are separated tame cute taste rakerodetaperakerodetape

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

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

see Back to See / Hear Menu

tree

weep

seen

bee

peep

screen

street

sheet

Did you see all those “ee”?

The double “ee” makes the long e sound

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

he Back to See / Hear Menu

she

we

be

me

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

More single vowels

cry

try

sky

dry

fry

by

why

my

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

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

bike Back to See / Hear Menu

like

hike

kite

bite

white

a-e

late

date

lake

bake

o-e

coke

choke

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 Silent “e” at end Single vowels Double “ee” 2 vowel together Odd combinations

rain Back to See / Hear Menu

way

meat

seed

boil

toy

suit

blue

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

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

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

food u Back to See / Hear Menu

boot u

root u

shoot u

The “oo” letters usually make the long u sound

crew u

few u

flew u

new u

threw u

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

light i

might i

fight i

sight i

sigh i

high i

“igh” work together to make the long i sound

eight a

weight a

freight a

“eigh” work together to make the long a sound

low o

slow o

bow o

crow o

row o

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

makemake Let’s look at some examples OK

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

...a..e a Back to Examples

make

tape

same

ape

share Back to Examples

...ay a Back to Examples

play

way

stay

pay

say Back to Examples

...ai... a Back to Examples

rain

grain

aim

wait

bait Back to Examples

..eigh.. a Back to Examples

eight

weight

freight

weigh

sleigh Back to Examples

..e e Back to Examples

he

me

be

she

we Back to Examples

..ee.. e Back to Examples

seen

sheet

bee

fee

feet Back to Examples

..ea.. e Back to Examples

beat

dream

leap

lean

eat

tea

seal Back to Examples

..i..e i Back to Examples

bike

bite

time

mile

spike

smile

pipe Back to Examples

..ia.. i Back to Examples

dial

trial

Back to Examples

..y i Back to Examples

cry

by

dry

my

fly

try

cycle Back to Examples

..igh.. i Back to Examples

high

right

light

sigh

slight

might Back to Examples

..o..e o Back to Examples

joke

hose

cope

coke

nose Back to Examples

..oa.. o Back to Examples

boat

moan

goal

coat

loan

float Back to Examples

..ow o Back to Examples

low

slow

bow

glow

flow

row

tow Back to Examples

..u..e e Back to Examples

cute

dude

chute

flume

flute

rude Back to Examples

..ui.. u Back to Examples

suit Back to Examples

fruit

Back to Examples

..oo.. u Back to Examples

food

shoot

loon

gloom

toot Back to Examples

..ue u Back to Examples

blue

clue

glue

cue

true Back to Examples

..ew u Back to Examples

crew

threw

new

knew

few Back to Examples

Let’s review Go to quiz

The double “ee” makes the long e sound

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

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

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

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 make the long u sound

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

“igh” work together to make the long i sound

“eigh” work together to make the long a sound

“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

“ee” makes ?

“ee” makes e see

Single “e” at the end makes ?

Single “e” at the end makes e me

Single “y” at the end makes ?

Single “y” at the end makes i cry

“e” at the end makes the first vowel ?

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

“oo” makes ?

“oo” makes u boot

“ew” makes ?

“ew” makes u new

When two vowels are together, what happens?

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

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

“igh” makes ?

“igh” makes i light

“eigh” makes ?

“eigh” makes a weigh

“ow” makes ?

“ow” makes o flow

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