Long Vowel Sounds

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

Aa says /a/, like in alligator.

z Ee 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 sounds that

z the vowels make.

But we also have

LONG vowel sounds…!
 Turn and talk to your
z
partner: what do you think
the long vowels say?
I can identify the long
vowel sounds for
z

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

Long vowels say the

name of the vowel.

z Long Aa says /a/, like in acorn.

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

z
the different vowel sounds.
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Video
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Audio