__________ is part of a word having one vowel sound, used to decode and pronounce word.

vowel sounds formed by vowels when two or more letters work together to make a single sound

21 letters in the alphabet that are not vowels: b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z

Provides clues about pronunciation, meaning, and how words relate to each other.

are letters that are added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning.

Most vowel pairs make a long vowel sound. The first vowel is normally the sound

refers to the sounds that go with the vowel letters “a,e,i,o,u,” when they are individually between consonants (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant)

is a syllable that ends in a vowel. The vowel will always be a long vowel & say its name.

is a vowel that is pronounced the same as it’s name “a,e,i,o,u,~y” y = long a / i