Long Vowel & Short Vowel

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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. For example, the 'a' in 'cake'.

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What is a short vowel?

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A short vowel is a vowel sound that is pronounced differently than the name of the letter. For example, the 'a' in 'cat'.

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Can you give an example of a word with a long 'e' vowel?

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Yes! The word 'see' has a long 'e' vowel.

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Can you give an example of a word with a short 'i' vowel?

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Yes! The word 'sit' has a short 'i' vowel.

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What are the vowels in the English alphabet?

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The vowels are A, E, I, O, U.

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What is the difference between long and short vowels?

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Long vowels sound like their letter name, while short vowels do not.

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What is an example of a long 'o' vowel?

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The word 'go' has a long 'o' vowel.

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What is an example of a short 'u' vowel?

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The word 'cup' has a short 'u' vowel.

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How do you know if a vowel is long?

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A vowel is long if it is followed by a silent 'e' or if it is in a vowel team like 'ai' or 'oa'.

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What is a vowel team?

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A vowel team is when two vowels work together to make one sound, like 'ai' in 'rain'.