Long vowel sounds

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What is a long vowel sound?

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A long vowel sound is a vowel sound that is 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 the English language.

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The long vowel sounds in English are: Long A, Long E, Long I, Long O, and Long U.

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What long vowel sound does the word 'cake' make?

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Long A.

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What long vowel sound does the word 'see' make?

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Long E.

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What long vowel sound does the word 'bike' make?

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Long I.

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What long vowel sound does the word 'home' make?

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Long O.

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What long vowel sound does the word 'cute' make?

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Long U.

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How can you identify a long vowel sound in a word?

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A long vowel sound can often be identified by the presence of a silent 'e' at the end of the word or by specific vowel combinations like 'ai', 'ee', 'oa', etc.

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What is the difference between long and short vowel sounds?

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Long vowel sounds are pronounced like the letter name, while short vowel sounds are pronounced differently from the letter name.

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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 'play'.