🧠🦒Long🦒 and 🐷Short🐷 Vowels

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What is a long vowel sound?

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A long vowel sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced the same as the name of the letter itself, such as the 'a' in 'cake' or the 'u' in 'tube'.

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What is a short vowel sound?

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A short vowel sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced differently than the name of the letter, such as the 'o' in 'hot' or the 'u' in 'cut'.

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Which word has a long 'u' sound?

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tube.

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Which word has a short 'o' sound?

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hot.

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Which word has a short 'u' sound?

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cut.

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Provide an example of a word with a long 'a' sound.

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cake.

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Provide an example of a word with a short 'e' sound.

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bed.

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What is the difference between long and short vowels?

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Long vowels are pronounced like the letter itself, while short vowels have a different sound.

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List three words that contain short vowel sounds.

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cat, bed, pig.

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List three words that contain long vowel sounds.

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bike, home, mute.