Know Long Vowel Spelling Patterns - 1st Grade Reading
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like play.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like play.
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ay. Common at word endings for long a sound.
ay. Common at word endings for long a sound.
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Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long o: dot, boat, bog.
Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long o: dot, boat, bog.
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boat. The vowel team 'oa' makes long o sound.
boat. The vowel team 'oa' makes long o sound.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like snow.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like snow.
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ow. Can make long o sound, not just /ou/.
ow. Can make long o sound, not just /ou/.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like boat.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long o sound in words like boat.
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oa. Common vowel team for long o sound.
oa. Common vowel team for long o sound.
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Choose the word where final y spells a long i sound: my, gym, yes.
Choose the word where final y spells a long i sound: my, gym, yes.
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my. Final y can sound like long i in one-syllable words.
my. Final y can sound like long i in one-syllable words.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long i sound in words like my.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long i sound in words like my.
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y (at the end of a word). Y acts as a vowel at word endings.
y (at the end of a word). Y acts as a vowel at word endings.
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Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long e: set, seed, sad.
Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long e: set, seed, sad.
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seed. The vowel team 'ee' makes long e sound.
seed. The vowel team 'ee' makes long e sound.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like eat.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like eat.
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ea. Common vowel team for long e sound.
ea. Common vowel team for long e sound.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like see.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long e sound in words like see.
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ee. Two e's together make the long e sound.
ee. Two e's together make the long e sound.
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Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long a: day, dab, dad.
Choose the word that uses a vowel team to spell long a: day, dab, dad.
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day. The vowel team 'ay' makes long a sound.
day. The vowel team 'ay' makes long a sound.
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Choose the word that has a long i sound because of final -e: pin, pine, pig.
Choose the word that has a long i sound because of final -e: pin, pine, pig.
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pine. Silent -e makes the i say its name /ī/.
pine. Silent -e makes the i say its name /ī/.
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What does a final silent -e usually do to the vowel sound in a one-syllable CVCe word?
What does a final silent -e usually do to the vowel sound in a one-syllable CVCe word?
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It usually makes the vowel say its long sound; the -e is silent. Silent -e makes the preceding vowel long in CVCe pattern words.
It usually makes the vowel say its long sound; the -e is silent. Silent -e makes the preceding vowel long in CVCe pattern words.
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Choose the word that has a long o sound because of final -e: hop, hope, hot.
Choose the word that has a long o sound because of final -e: hop, hope, hot.
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hope. Silent -e makes the o say its name /ō/.
hope. Silent -e makes the o say its name /ō/.
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Choose the word that has a long u sound because of final -e: cub, cube, cut.
Choose the word that has a long u sound because of final -e: cub, cube, cut.
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cube. Silent -e makes the u say its name /ū/.
cube. Silent -e makes the u say its name /ū/.
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Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like rain.
Identify the vowel team that most often spells the long a sound in words like rain.
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ai. Two vowels together often make the first one long.
ai. Two vowels together often make the first one long.
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