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Long VOWELS a and e

Long vowel patterns can help us decode unfamiliar words.

The /ā/ sound can be spelled with the patterns


1
ai, as in rain, 2 3
ay, as in play, or
a-e as in cake

The /ē/ sound sound can be spelled with the patterns


ee, as in keep,
ea, as in speak.

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