Name:

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Soccer  Vowel  Maze  
Make  a  soccer  goal  by  “kicking”  the  ball  through  the  “fields”  (boxes)  into  the  net.    
Rules:    
1. You  can  only  kick  into  a  new  box  that  has  at  least  one  word  containing  the  same  LONG  vowel  sound  as  one  
in  the  original  space.  (the  first  three  boxes  have  been  done  for  you).    
2. You  can  move  up  and  down,  or  right  and  left,  but  not  diagonally.    
             
           
           
ê   RAIN NEED   TUNE   FEE   BOOTH   SAY  
       FAME    
 
           
WHY   CUBE   GAVE   MEAN   LIGHT   TUNE   PAVE  
 
             
SPLEEN   PHONE   CRY   FIGHT   KNEW   RAIN   TIE  
 
             
CHEAP   LIKE   DUE   ROAD   SIDE   ROAD   SPOKE  
 
             
PLANE   BOAT   SPAIN   PEACE   WAIT   CAKE   YOU  
 
             
STRIVE   CLEAN   COAST   THESE   KNOW   WIFE   BOAST  
 
             
SPEECH   VIEW   FUSE   WROTE   SPY   FEED   SMOKE  
 
             
FEW   CAKE   KNOW   WHITE   PAGE   WEAVE   LEASE  
 
             
GREEN   NICE   TRY   EAT   HOPE   COACH   SPINE  
 
           
FADE   SCENE   FAIL   TIME   SHOW   PLEASE  
 

   MEET  
 
What  long  vowel  patterns  did  you  notice?  Write  them  below:  
(ā)  gray     (ē)  green   (ī)  white   (ō)  rose   (ū)  blue  
Example: fame      

Answer  Key:    
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The  path  is:  
fameàrainàgave/needàmeanàfee/lightàsideàfightàfightàcryàlike/phoneà  
boatàcoastàknow/fuseàviewàfew/speechàgreenàscene/niceàtryàtimeàwhite
àspy/pageàwaitàcakeàrain/roadàspokeàboastàsmoke/leaseàfeed  and  
weaveàpleaseàmeet  
 
Some  answers  are  below  (focus  on  the  underlined  patterns  and  make  sure  your  words  
contain  these  patterns):  
(ā)  gray     (ē)  green   (ī)  white   (ō)  rose   (ū)  blue  
fame need Time Show Few
rain mean Spy Coach View
plane scene Hope You
say fee boast fuse
eat
please