3.1: Overview of Vowel Sounds
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Long and Short <e> and <a>
Examples
Say at and ate a few times. The sound the <a> spells in at is called short <a>. The sound the <a> spells in ate is called long <a>.
Say bet and beet a few times. The sound the <e> spells in bet is short <e>. The sound the <ee> spells in beet is long <e>.
Review
- Listen carefully for the short <a>s and long <a>s in these words and sort the words into the two groups below:
magichappycamesomedayfavorlaughscratchthannameplacesamelastchanceapplestationtakeWords with... short <a> long <a> - Listen for the short <e>s and long <e>s in the following words. Then sort them into the two groups.
queenbestquestionbelievehelpyellowthesethengetsheseatleavethreeteacherrentsevenWords with... short <a> long <a>
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Words with... short <a> long <a> magic apple favor same chance scratch name station happy than place someday laugh last came take -
Words with... short <e> long <e> help question queen these get rent three seat best then she believe yellow seven teacher leave
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Explore More
Word Find. The Find below is shaped like the word LONG because all thirty words in it contain a long <a> or a long <e>:
alwayslatesameateleaveseatbemayshebetweenmeatsheepcamenamesleepdayneedtakeeatpagethemefeetpeacethesegaveplacethreehequeentoday
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