long vowels

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What are long vowels?

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Long vowels are vowel sounds that are pronounced the same as the name of the letter itself. For example, the long 'a' sound in 'cake'.

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List the long vowel sounds in English.

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The long vowel sounds in English are: A (as in 'cake'), E (as in 'beet'), I (as in 'bike'), O (as in 'bone'), and U (as in 'mule').

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What is the difference between long vowels and short vowels?

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Long vowels are pronounced for a longer duration and sound like their letter names, while short vowels are pronounced quickly and do not sound like their letter names.

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

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An example of a word with a long 'a' sound is 'cake'.

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

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An example of a word with a long 'e' sound is 'beet'.

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

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An example of a word with a long 'i' sound is 'bike'.

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

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An example of a word with a long 'o' sound is 'bone'.

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

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An example of a word with a long 'u' sound is 'mule'.

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What is a common spelling pattern for long 'a' sounds?

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A common spelling pattern for long 'a' sounds is 'ai' as in 'rain' or 'ay' as in 'play'.

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What is a common spelling pattern for long 'e' sounds?

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A common spelling pattern for long 'e' sounds is 'ee' as in 'see' or 'ea' as in 'bead'.

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