Know Long Vowel Spelling Patterns - 1st Grade Reading
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ow" usually represent in words like "snow"?
- Long O sound (as in "snow"). In some words, 'ow' makes long O, not /ow/.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long o: dot, boat, bog.
- boat. The vowel team 'oa' makes long o sound.
- Choose the word that has a long o sound because of final -e: hop, hope, hot.
- hope. Silent -e makes the o say its name /ō/.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long a: day, dab, dad.
- day. The vowel team 'ay' makes long a sound.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long e: set, seed, sad.
- seed. The vowel team 'ee' makes long e sound.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like rain.
- ai. Two vowels together often make the first one long.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ay" usually represent?
- Long A sound (as in "day"). At word endings, 'ay' makes the long A sound.
- Choose the word that has a long E sound with a vowel team: "seat" or "set".
- seat. The vowel team 'ea' creates the long E sound.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like snow.
- ow. Can make long o sound, not just /ou/.
- Identify the long vowel pattern in the word "make": final -e or vowel team?
- final -e. The 'e' at the end makes 'a' long in 'make'.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like boat.
- oa. Common vowel team for long o sound.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like eat.
- ea. Common vowel team for long e sound.
- Which word uses final -e to make the vowel long: "kit" or "kite"?
- kite. The silent -e makes the 'i' say its name /ī/.
- Choose the word that has a long a sound because of final -e: cap, cape, cat.
- cape. Silent -e makes the a say its name /ā/.
- What does a final silent -e usually do to the vowel sound in a one-syllable CVCe word?
- It usually makes the vowel say its long sound; the -e is silent. Silent -e makes the preceding vowel long in CVCe pattern words.
- Which word uses final -e to make the vowel long: "cap" or "cape"?
- cape. The silent -e makes the 'a' say its name /ā/.
- Choose the word where final y spells a long i sound: my, gym, yes.
- my. Final y can sound like long i in one-syllable words.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long i sound in words like my.
- y (at the end of a word). Y acts as a vowel at word endings.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long e: met, meat, mat.
- meat. The vowel team 'ea' makes long e sound.
- Which word uses final -e to make the vowel long: "hop" or "hope"?
- hope. The silent -e makes the 'o' say its name /ō/.
- Choose the word that has a long A sound with a vowel team: "rain" or "ran".
- rain. The vowel team 'ai' creates the long A sound.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ui" usually represent in common words like "fruit"?
- Long U sound (as in "fruit"). Two vowels 'ui' work together for long U.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ee" usually represent?
- Long E sound (as in "see"). Double 'e' makes one long E sound.
- Choose the word that has a long I sound with a vowel team: "light" or "lit".
- light. The vowel team 'igh' creates the long I sound.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like see.
- ee. Two e's together make the long e sound.
- Choose the word that has a long O sound with a vowel team: "boat" or "bot".
- boat. The vowel team 'oa' creates the long O sound.
- Choose the word that has a long u sound because of final -e: cub, cube, cut.
- cube. Silent -e makes the u say its name /ū/.
- What does a final silent -e usually do to the vowel sound in a one-syllable word?
- It usually makes the vowel long and the -e is silent. The silent -e pattern changes short vowels to long vowels.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long i: pin, pie, pit.
- pie. The vowel team 'ie' makes long i sound.
- Which word uses final -e to make the vowel long: "cut" or "cute"?
- cute. The silent -e makes the 'u' say its name /ū/.
- Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long a: ran, rain, rat.
- rain. The vowel team 'ai' makes long a sound.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ai" usually represent?
- Long A sound (as in "rain"). Two vowels together often make the first one long.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like play.
- ay. Common at word endings for long a sound.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ea" usually represent in common words?
- Long E sound (as in "eat"). In most words, 'ea' makes the long E sound.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "ue" usually represent?
- Long U sound (as in "blue"). The vowel team makes the U say its name.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "oa" usually represent?
- Long O sound (as in "boat"). Two vowels 'oa' work together for long O.
- Choose the word that has a long U sound with a vowel team: "blue" or "blub".
- blue. The vowel team 'ue' creates the long U sound.
- What long vowel sound does the vowel team "igh" usually represent?
- Long I sound (as in "light"). The 'gh' is silent; 'i' makes its long sound.
- Choose the word that has a long i sound because of final -e: pin, pine, pig.
- pine. Silent -e makes the i say its name /ī/.
- Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long i sound in words like pie.
- ie. Common vowel team for long i sound.