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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

  1. Listen carefully for the short <a>s and long <a>s in these words and sort the words into the two groups below:
    magichappycamesomedayfavorlaughscratchthannameplacesamelastchanceapplestationtake
    Words with...
    short <a> long <a>
           
           
           
           
  2. Listen for the short <e>s and long <e>s in the following words. Then sort them into the two groups.
    queenbestquestionbelievehelpyellowthesethengetsheseatleavethreeteacherrentseven
    Words with...
    short <a> long <a>
           
           
           
           
Show Answer
  1. Words with...
    short <a> long <a>
    magic apple favor same
    chance scratch name station
    happy than place someday
    laugh last came take
  2. Words with...
    short <e> long <e>
    help question queen these
    get rent three seat
    best then she believe
    yellow seven teacher leave

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

Show Answer

 


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