Long I

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What is the Long I sound?

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The Long I sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced like the letter 'I'. It can be found in words like 'bike', 'time', and 'like'.

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Give an example of a word with the Long I sound.

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An example of a word with the Long I sound is 'kite'.

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What letters can make the Long I sound?

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The Long I sound can be made by the letters 'I', 'igh', 'y', and 'ie'.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is two letters that together make one sound, like 'igh' in 'high'.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a letter that represents a speech sound made with the vocal tract open, such as A, E, I, O, U.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a letter that represents a speech sound made by partially or completely blocking the airflow, such as B, C, D, F.

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What is the difference between Long I and Short I?

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The Long I sounds like the letter 'I', while the Short I sounds like 'ih', as in 'sit'.

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What is a rhyme?

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A rhyme is when two or more words have the same ending sound, like 'kite' and 'light'.

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Can the Long I sound be at the beginning of a word?

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No, the Long I sound usually appears in the middle or at the end of words.

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What is a syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word, like 'kite' has one syllable.