LONG VOWEL SPELLINGS

 

SOUND

A

E

I

O

U

Single letter

a

(baby)

e

(he)

i

(hi)

o

(no)

u

(music)

Silent e

a_e

(name)

e_e

(Pete)

i_e

(ice)

0_e

(hope)

u_e

(use)

Double vowels

ai

(rain)

 

ay

(play)

ea

(meat)

 

ee

(meet)

ie

(pie)

oa

(coat)

 

oe

(toe)

ue

(blue)

 

ui

(suit)

Y

ey

(they)

y = e

baby

 

 

y = i

my

    

Other

eigh

(eight)

ie

(chief)

igh

(sigh)

ow

(snow)

ew

(new)

 

you

© 2000 by Linda Woodrow, Dansville Reading Specialist