Long Vowel Sounds

z Sounds vs.
Short Vowel Sounds
We know our vowel sounds.

Aa says /a/, like in alligator.

Ee
z says /e/, like in elephant.
Ii says /i/, like in inchworm.
Oo says /o/, like in octopus.
Uu says /u/, like in umbrella bird.
These are our short vowel sounds.

Short vowel sounds are one of the

z
sounds that the vowels make.

But we also have

LONG vowel sounds…!
 Turn and talk to
your partner: what
z

do you think the

long vowels say?
 I can identify
the long vowel
z

sounds for
a, e, i, o, and u.
 I can identify the long vowel sounds.

Long vowels say the

name of the vowel.

Long Aa says /a/, like in acorn.

z
Long Ee says /e/, like in eagle.
Long Ii says /i/, like in island.
Long Oo says /o/, like in oatmeal.
Long Uu says /u/, like in unicorn.
 I can identify the long vowel sounds.

With your partner,

practice the
z

different vowel
sounds.
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Video
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Audio