1. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i

2. pale What vowel do you hear? a take What vowel do you hear? a

3. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i late What vowel do you hear? a bite What vowel do you hear? i

4. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i like What vowel do you hear? i ripe What vowel do you hear? i

5. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i take The a has a long vowel sound and the e is silent. bite What is the vowel sound? i

6. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i blame What is the vowel sound? a chase What is the vowel sound? a

7. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i write What is the vowel sound? i smile What is the vowel sound? i

8. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i A word ending with silent e keeps its long vowel sounds when –ing is added. write + ing = writing Notice that when the –ing ending is added to a word with a vowel-consonant-e pattern, the final e is dropped. The spelling of the base word changes, but the vowel sound is still long.

9. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i bite + ing = biting blame + ing = blaming chase + ing = chasing smile + ing = smiling take + ing = taking

10. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i Read the following words: flake biking raking skating sinking landing

11. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i Read the following sentences: Pat was making a big kite. He kept smiling.

12. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i Read the following words: shake size fade fading space spacing

13. Long Vowels CVCe: a, i Read the following sentence: Jane wins prizes for diving and skating.

14. Your Turn Turn your practice book to page 42.