The document discusses distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds in single-syllable words. It provides examples of words containing short and long versions of the vowel sounds for "a", "e", "i", "o", and "u". For each vowel, it also lists additional words containing the long vowel sound using common spelling patterns like "a_e", "e_e", "i_e", "o_e", and "u_e". The purpose is to help teach the different vowel sounds.

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