Understanding Vowel Teams and Sounds

The video tutorial teaches about the long U sound and its variations, including the magic E rule, vowel teams OO and EW, and how they affect pronunciation. It provides examples and blending exercises to help learners understand and practice these concepts.

What is an example of a word with a short U sound?

• Mule

• Cube

• Flute

• Umbrella

In the word 'mule', what role does the silent E play?

• It makes the U sound long.

• It makes the U sound short.

• It has no effect on the U sound.

• It is pronounced as a separate sound.

Which of the following words follows the U consonant E pattern?

• Food

• Broom

• Flute

• Stew

What is a vowel team?

• A vowel followed by a silent E

• Two vowels together making one sound

• Two consonants together making one sound

• A vowel and a consonant making a sound

Which vowel team can produce the long U sound as in 'broom'?

• OA

• UE

• OO

• EW

What sound does the vowel team EW typically make?

• Long A

• Short U

• Long U

• Short O

Which word contains the vowel team EW?

• Cube

• Broom

• Stew

• Mule

In which part of a word is the EW vowel team usually found?

• Middle

• Beginning

• Anywhere

• End

Which of the following words has a long U sound in the middle?

• Stew

• Food

• Moon

• Mute

What is the long U sound in the word 'food'?

• You

• Ooh

• Uh

• Ah