Exploring Long Vowel Sounds and Words

The video tutorial covers the spelling and pronunciation of long vowel sounds, including long A, E, I, O, and U. It explains how these sounds can be spelled using different letter combinations such as AI, AY, EE, EA, IE, Y, OA, OE, OW, and OO. The tutorial also discusses homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently, and provides examples to illustrate these concepts. The video aims to enhance reading skills by teaching the phonetic rules associated with long vowel sounds.

How is the long 'a' sound spelled inside a word?

• ay

• ea

• ai

• ie

Which word does NOT have the long 'a' sound?

• mail

• train

• play

• grain

Which of the following words uses 'ea' to spell the long 'e' sound?

• me

• sheep

• read

• beep

What is the spelling variation for the long 'e' sound in 'peace'?

• ie

• ea

• ei

• ee

What is the difference between 'meet' and 'meat'?

• Different spellings for the same sound

• No difference

• One is a verb, the other is a noun

• Different pronunciations

What is a homophone?

• Words that are spelled the same but have different sounds

• A word spelled with 'ph'

• A type of microphone

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

Which word is spelled with 'ie' to make the long 'i' sound?

• fly

• mind

• cry

• kind

Which of the following is spelled with 'ow' to make the long 'o' sound?

• boat

• toe

• snow

• go

How is the 'oo' sound spelled in 'food'?

• o

• ou

• u

• oo

Which word uses 'ew' to spell the 'u' sound?

• food

• new

• pool

• fruit