A long I sound is a vowel sound that is produced by lengthening the sound of the letter I. This sound is often represented by the letter y in words like sky and my. The long I sound can also be represented by the letter ee in words like see and tree. There are a…
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Words With Long O Sound
There are a few words in the English language that have a long o sound. This can be tricky for English learners, because the o sound can be pronounced in a few different ways. The long o sound is generally made by lengthening the vowel sound, and then adding a slight w sound at the…
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A is for apple, and also for acorn, airplane, and alligator. The long a sound is heard in words like these, which all have the common spelling pattern a_e. This letter combination can make either the long a sound or the short a sound, as in the words bake and bat. To make the long…
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Words with a long e sound are often spelled with a double letter, such as “keen”, “meek”, “teem”, and “seem”. This double letter is not pronounced, but it is there to help indicate the length of the vowel sound. The long e sound is a high-pitched sound that is often described as “eee”. It is…
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