Short and Long Vowels

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What is a short vowel?

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A short vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced in a quick, relaxed manner, typically found in words like 'cat', 'bed', 'sit', 'hot', and 'cup'.

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What is a long vowel?

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A long vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced the same as the name of the letter itself, such as in 'cake', 'beet', 'bike', 'hope', and 'cute'.

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Which vowel sound does the O in 'ONLY' represent?

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The O in 'ONLY' represents a long vowel sound, similar to the O in 'exploded'.

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How do you identify a correctly spelled word?

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To identify a correctly spelled word, look for familiar patterns and phonetic sounds that match standard spelling rules.

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What is the correct spelling of the word that means a celestial body orbiting a star?

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The correct spelling is 'planet'.

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What is the correct spelling of the word that means bright or shining?

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The correct spelling is 'bright'.

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Which vowel sound does the O in 'topics' represent?

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The O in 'topics' has the same vowel sound as the O in 'contest'.

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What is the correct spelling of the word that means to measure weight?

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The correct spelling is 'weigh'.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a speech sound in English represented by the letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.

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What is the difference between short and long vowels?

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Short vowels are pronounced quickly and do not sound like their letter names, while long vowels are pronounced the same as their letter names.

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