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Learning
Long
Vowels
Created by Randy Stark, 1999
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Find the
vowels

Examples
he boy like rain boot

See it
Hear it

Review of
the Rules
Find the vowels
Notice
vowels

How
many?

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

Long E

Long I

Long O

Long U

a-e

e

i-e

o-e

u-e

ay

ee

ia

oa

ui

ai

ea

y

ow

oo

eigh

igh

ew
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Noticing
Vowels
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she
green
bike

Find the vowels.

a

e

i o

u

y
she
green
bike

Good !
Find the Vowels
Counting
Vowels
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trial
make
sky

Can you count how
many vowels there are?
1, 2, or 3?

a

e

i o

u

y
trial …2
make …2
sky … 1
Were most made with 1 or 2
vowels? Very interesting!

ny w
k a
Clic
Review this last section

e to
her

on
go
Find the Vowels
Are they
together?
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snail
tame
train

Are the vowels together?
Or are they separated?

a

e

i o

u

y
snail
tame
train
steak
meet
cute

Are the vowels together?
Or are they separated?

a

e

i o

u

y
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

rake
rode
tape
Do you see what
I see? Look again.
Words where the vowels
are separated

tame
cute
taste

rake
rode
tape
Talk about what you discovered.

ny w
k a
Clic
Review this last section

e to
her

on
go
If you can see it
you can hear it
Double “ee”
2 vowel together
Silent “e” at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
see
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tree
Did you see
all those “ee”?
The double “ee” makes
the long e sound
If you can see it
you can hear it
Double “ee”
2 vowel together
Silent “e” at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
he
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she
A single “e” at the end
makes the long e sound
More
single
vowels
cry
try
A single “y” at the end
makes the long i sound
If you can see it
you can hear it
Double “ee”
2 vowel together
Silent “e” at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
bike
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like
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
Double “ee”
2 vowel together
Silent “e” at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
rain
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meat
When two vowels are
together, the first one
makes the long vowel sound
Blah
Blah
Blah

When 2 vowels
go walking,
the first one
does the talking!
If you can see it
you can hear it
Double “ee”
2 vowel together
Silent “e” at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
food
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u
boot
u
The “oo” letters usually
make the long u sound
crew
u
few
u
The “ew” letters at the
end usually make the
long u sound
light
i
might
i
“igh” work together to
make the long i sound
eight
a
weight
a
“eigh” work together to
make the long a sound
low
o
slow
o
“ow” work together to
make the long o sound
(“w” acts like a second vowel)
Let’s look at
some examples

make

OK
Long A

Long E

Long I

Long O

Long U

a-e

e

i-e

o-e

u-e

ay

ee

ia

oa

ui

ai

ea

y

ow

oo

eigh

igh

ew
...a..e
a

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make
tape
...ay

a

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play
way
...ai...
a

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rain
..eigh..
a
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eight
weight
..e
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e
he
me
..ee..
e

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seen
sheet
..ea..
e

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beat
dream
..i..e
i
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bike
bite
..ia..
i
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dial
trial
..y
i
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cry
by
..igh..
i
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high
right
..o..e
o
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joke
hose
..oa..
o
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boat
moan
..ow
o
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low
slow
..u..e
e
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cute
dude
..ui..
u
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suit
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fruit
..oo..
u
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food
shoot
..ue
u
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blue
clue
..ew
u
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crew
threw
Let’s review
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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
Blah
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

cry

i
“e” at the end
makes the first
vowel

?
lake
cope
“e” at the end
makes the first
vowel

long

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
Blah
Blah
Blah

When 2 vowels
go walking,
the first one
does the talking!
“igh” makes

?
“igh” makes

i

light
“eigh” makes

?
“eigh” makes

a

weigh
“ow” makes ?
“ow” makes

o

flow
Thanks for learning!

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