Teaching reading comprehension
Working with words: reproducible 2.5
Some common spelling patterns for vowel sounds
The long a sound
a consonant e as in mate, gate a as in table, paper
ay as in play, today
ai as in rain, complain ey as in prey, they eig as in reign
eigh as in eight, eighty aigh as in straighten
The long e soundThe long i soundThe long o soundThe long u sound
e consonant e as in Pete, these ea as in eat, clean ee as in feet, seen, bee e as in me, be y as in funny, happy ey as in honey, money i as in happier, silliest ie as in frieze, piece
i consonant e as in fine, mine
y as in my, fly
ie as in die
i as in might, fright
ye as in dye
igh as in right, might
uy as in guy
eigh as in height
oconsonant e as in tone, cone
oa as in moan, roam
ow as in flow, glow
o as in over, open
ough as in although, dough
oe as in doe
uconsonant e as in ute, amuse ie as in review, preview ue as in argue
u as in pupil
The short a soundThe short e soundThe short i soundThe short o soundThe short u sound
a as in mat e as in bend, mend ai as in said ea as in dread, thread a as in many ie as in friend
i as in is, in y as is gym, symbol
ou as in cough
o as in not, got
a as in want, wanted
u as in cup, mud
a as around
o as in mother, brother
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