I can read

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I can read !
Learning Long Vowels
Created by Randy Stark, 1999
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Main Menu
Find the vowels
See it Hear it
Examples he boy like rain boot
Review of the Rules
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Find the vowels
Notice vowels
How many?
Are they together?
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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Examples
Long A
Long E
Long I
Long O
Long U
a-e
e
i-e
o-e
u-e
ay
ee
ia
oa
ui
ai
ea
oo
y
ow
eigh
igh
ew
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Word Families
Not yet working!
ate
e
ite
ode
ute
ade
ee
oot
ide
ow
ain
y
oil
ue
eight
oat
ay
oy
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Find the Vowels

• Noticing
• Vowels

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she
Find the vowels.
green
bike
a e i o u y
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she
Good !
green
bike
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me
Find the vowels.
tree
lake
a e i o u y
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me
Good !
tree
lake
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hide
Find the vowels.
lane
claim
a e i o u y
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hide
Super job !
lane
claim
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make
Find the vowels.
spear
deep
a e i o u y
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make
Are you getting it?
spear
deep
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rain
Find the vowels.
tire
seat
a e i o u y
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rain
Keep it up !
tire
seat
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train
Look for the vowels.
wire
cry
a e i o u y
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train
OK
wire
cry
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we
Look for the vowels.
wait
see
a e i o u y
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we
Good work !
wait
see
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three
How many?
meat
take
a e i o u y
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Well done!
three
meat
take
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Now you can find vowels. Can you count
them and see where they are in words?
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Find the Vowels

• Counting
• Vowels

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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
trial
make
sky
a e i o u y
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trial 2
make 2
sky 1
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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
break
he
way
a e i o u y
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break 2
he 1
way 2
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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
creep
lone
feast
a e i o u y
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creep 2
lone 2
feast 2
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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
weep
five
street
a e i o u y
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weep 2
five 2
street.. 2
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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
tail
mice
skate
a e i o u y
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tail 2
mice 2
skate 2
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Can you count how many vowels there
are? 1, 2, or 3?
snake
blame
try
a e i o u y
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snake 2
blame 2
try 1
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Were most made with 1 or 2 vowels? Very
interesting!
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Review this last section
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Find the Vowels

• Are they together?

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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
snail
tame
train
a e i o u y
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snail
tame
train
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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
steak
meet
cute
a e i o u y
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steak
meet
cute
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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
grain
blue
fried
a e i o u y
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grain
blue
fried
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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
spray
root
taste
a e i o u y
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spray
root
taste
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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
rake
rail
toad
a e i o u y
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rake
rail
toad
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Are the vowels together? Or are they
separated?
road
rode
tape
a e i o u y
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road
rode
tape
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Lets look again at the ones that were
separated.
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Words where the vowels are separated

• tame
• cute
• taste

• rake
• rode
• tape

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Words where the vowels are separated

• tame
• cute
• taste

• rake
• rode
• tape

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Do you see what I see? Look again.
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Words where the vowels are separated

• tame
• cute
• taste

• rake
• rode
• tape

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Talk about what you discovered.
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Review this last section
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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see
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tree
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weep
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seen
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bee
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peep
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screen
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street
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sheet
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Did you see all those ee?
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Rule
The double ee makes the long e sound
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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he
Back to See / Hear Menu
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she
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we
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be
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me
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Rule
A single e at the end makes the long e
sound
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More single vowels
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cry
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try
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sky
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dry
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fry
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by
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why
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my
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Rule
A single y at the end makes the long i
sound
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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bike
Back to See / Hear Menu
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like
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hike
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kite
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bite
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white
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a-e
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late
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date
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lake
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bake
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o-e
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coke
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choke
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Rule
An e at the end makes the first vowel
long
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I say you are learning quite well. Keep
up the good work!
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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rain
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way
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meat
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seed
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boil
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toy
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suit
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blue
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Rule
When two vowels are together, the first
one makes the long vowel sound
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Blah Blah Blah
When 2 vowels go walking, the first one
does the talking!
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If you can see it you can hear it
Double ee
2 vowel together
Silent e at end
Odd combinations
Single vowels
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food
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boot
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root
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shoot
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Rule
The oo letters usually make the long u
sound
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crew
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few
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flew
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new
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threw
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Rule
The ew letters at the end usually make
the long u sound
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light
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might
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fight
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sight
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sigh
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high
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Rule
igh work together to make the long i
sound
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eight
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weight
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freight
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Rule
eigh work together to make the long a
sound
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low
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slow
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bow
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crow
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row
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Rule
ow work together to make the long o
sound (w acts like a second vowel)
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OK
Lets look at some examples
make
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Examples
Long A
Long E
Long I
Long O
Long U
a-e
e
i-e
o-e
u-e
ay
ee
ia
oa
ui
ai
ea
oo
y
ow
eigh
igh
ew
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...a..e
Back to Examples
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make
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tape
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same
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ape
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share
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...ay
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play
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way
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stay
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pay
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say
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...ai...
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rain
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grain
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aim
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wait
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bait
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..eigh..
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eight
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weight
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freight
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weigh
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sleigh
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..e
at the end
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he
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me
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be
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she
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we
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..ee..
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seen
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sheet
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bee
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fee
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feet
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..ea..
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beat
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dream
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leap
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lean
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eat
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tea
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seal
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..i..e
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bike
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bite
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time
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mile
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spike
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smile
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pipe
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..ia..
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dial
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trial
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trial
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..y
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cry
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by
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dry
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my
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fly
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try
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cycle
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..igh..
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high
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right
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light
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sigh
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slight
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might
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..o..e
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joke
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hose
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cope
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coke
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nose
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..oa..
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boat
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moan
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goal
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coat
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loan
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float
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..ow
at the end
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low
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slow
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bow
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glow
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flow
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row
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tow
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..u..e
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cute
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dude
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chute
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flume
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flute
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rude
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..ui..
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suit
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fruit
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fruit
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..oo..
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food
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shoot
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loon
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gloom
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toot
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..ue
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blue
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clue
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glue
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cue
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true
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..ew
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crew
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threw
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new
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knew
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few
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The Rules
Lets review
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Rule
The double ee makes the long e sound
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Rule
A single e at the end makes the long e
sound
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Rule
A single y at the end makes the long i
sound
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Rule
An e at the end makes the first vowel
long
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Rule
When two vowels are together, the first
one makes the long vowel sound
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Blah Blah Blah
When 2 vowels go walking, the first one
does the talking!
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Rule
The oo letters usually make the long u
sound
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Rule
The ew letters at the end usually make
the long u sound
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Rule
igh work together to make the long i
sound
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Rule
eigh work together to make the long a
sound
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Rule
ow work together to make the long o
sound (w acts like a second vowel)
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I know all the rules, do you?
Review Rules again
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Rule
ee makes ?
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Rule
ee makes e
see
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Rule
Single e at the end makes ?
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Rule
Single e at the end makes e
me
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Rule
Single y at the end makes ?
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Rule
Single y at the end makes i
cry
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Rule
e at the end makes the first vowel ?
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Rule
lake
cope
e at the end makes the first vowel long
bite
cute
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Rule
oo makes ?
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Rule
oo makes u
boot
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Rule
ew makes ?
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Rule
ew makes u
new
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Rule
When two vowels are together, what happens?
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Rule
When two vowels are together, the first
one makes the long vowel sound
rain meat suit dial boat
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Blah Blah Blah
When 2 vowels go walking, the first one
does the talking!
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Rule
igh makes ?
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Rule
igh makes i
light
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Rule
eigh makes ?
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Rule
eigh makes a
weigh
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Rule
ow makes ?
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Rule
ow makes o
flow
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Thanks for learning!
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