Vowel Teams and Homophones

Front

What is a vowel team?

Back

A vowel team is a combination of two or more vowels that work together to make one sound.

Front

What sound does the vowel team 'ai' make?

Back

The vowel team 'ai' usually makes a long A sound, as in 'rain'.

Front

Which vowel team makes a long E sound?

Back

The vowel team 'ee' makes a long E sound, as in 'see'.

Front

What is a homophone?

Back

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

Front

In a VCE word, what does VCE stand for?

Back

VCE stands for Vowel-Consonant-E silent 'e'.

Front

What sound does the vowel team 'oa' make?

Back

The vowel team 'oa' usually makes a long O sound, as in 'boat'.

Front

What is the difference between a long vowel sound and a short vowel sound?

Back

A long vowel sound is pronounced the same as the name of the letter, while a short vowel sound is different from the letter's name.

Front

In the word 'blackboard', how many syllables are there?

Back

There are two syllables in the word 'blackboard': black-board.

Front

What vowel sound do you hear in the word 'coal'?

Back

In the word 'coal', you hear the long O sound (О̄).

Front

Fill in the blank: 't__d' with a vowel team that makes a long sound.

Back

The answer is 't oa d'.