I am teacher Cess.

What is your name?

Vowel alphabet names

a e i

o u
us use

hat hate

win wine
Magic E
If you put the letter “e” at the
end of some words, it will become
silent and the first vowel will be
read as its own name.

no note
t
Let’s practice!
tap tape
cub cube
pin pine
Rob robe
Polite vowels
If two vowels are placed together
in a word, the second vowel will
give way to the first vowel.
Therefore, the name of the first
vowel will be pronounced.

pai
pnaii
More examples!
week glue
boat suit
ear read
pie Tuesday
hair weak
Soft “C” and “G”
 ‘C’before an ‘e’ says “sss”
‘C’ before an ‘i’ says “sss”
‘C’ before a ‘y’ says “sss”

celery

city

icy
Let’s read!

cent
bicycle

circle
 ‘G’ before an ‘e’ says “jjj”
‘G’ before an ‘i’ says “jjj”
‘G’ before a ‘y’ says “jjj”

giant

cage
energy
Let’s read!

mag
ic
Egypt

gem
 Broken rules
In the English language,
phonics rules are often
broken. You will frequently
come across exceptions to
the rule and we will talk about
them as we move on with our
lesson.