Long vowels a, e, i, o, and u are the second set
of vowels taught to kids, after they master the short vowels a, e, i, o, and u.
The sound of the long vowel is the same as the way we pronounce the name of the
vowel. Here, we will be talking about the long e sound /ē/, made
by several vowel combinations.
Differences between
short and long vowels:
It is quite useful here
to teach students the differences between short and long vowels.
Short vowel sounds are
mainly seen in c-v-c words. In these words, the vowel is a syllable followed by
a consonant. These sounds are also seen in v-c type of words as in an, at,
where again the vowel is followed by a consonant. The vowel in the syllable in
these words is a closed syllable as it is followed by the consonant. Such vowel
makes the short vowel sound. Therefore, short vowels are a result of closed syllables. Examples include fat,
met, bid, bog, and cut (Short vowels a, e, i, o and u respectively)
On the other hand, long vowel e
sound is often found in open syllables
as in the words, Examples: he, she, we, be and me, etc.
Short vowels are
pronounced as /ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, and /ŭ/.
respectively Whereas long vowels say
their own name represented as /ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, and /ū/ respectively.
S No.
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Short Vowels
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Long Vowels
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1.
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Make the short sounds
represented by /ă/, /ĕ/, /ĭ/, /ŏ/, and /ŭ/.
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Say their own name
represented by /ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, and /ū/.
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2.
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Found in closed
syllables
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Found in open
syllables
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Pronunciation
of Long vowel e:
Begin
with the tongue which should be slightly pushed forward yet still within the
relaxed position of the mouth. The jaw remains closed and the tongue is placed
high in the mouth.
Vowel
teams
such as ea, ee, ei and ey make the long e sound.
Rule
to follow:
“Sound of the first vowel is dominant, saying its own name and the second vowel
is silent.”
Vowel
teams that make the long e sound are:
ea
as in the word beak
ee
as in the word seed
ei
as in the word seize
ey
as in the word key
Other
vowel combinations (ie) and vowels (e, i and y) that make the long e sound are:
ie
as in the word chief,
e
as in the word ego,
y
as in the word baby,
i
as in the word ski
Word list (ea) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination ea are:
eat, tea, sea, peak,
peas, leaf, beat, bean, seam, beach, cheap, read, lead, and feast.
Phonetic decoding of ea
words:
1. eat: /ē/+/t/
2. tea:
/t/+/ē/
3. sea:
/s/+/ē/
4. peak:
/p/+/ē/+/k/
5. peas:
/p/+/ē/+/s/
6. leaf:
/l/+/ē/+/f/
7. beat:
/b/+/ē/+/t/
8. bean:
/b/+/ē/+/n/
9. seam:
/s/+/ē/+/m/
10. beach:
/b/+/ē/+/ch/
11. cheap:
/ch/+/ē/+/p/
12. read:
/r/+/ē/+/d/
13. lead:
/l/+/ē/+/d/
14. feast:
/f/+/ē/+/st/
Word list (ee) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination -ee are:
bee, see, heel, seed,
deer, feet, deep, weep, jeep, peel, free, sheep, three
Phonetic decoding of ee
words:
1.
bee: /b/+/ē/
2. see:
/s/+/ē/
3. heel:
/h/+/ē/+/l/
4. seed:
/s/+/ē/+/d/
5. deer:
/d/+/ē/+/r/
6. feet:
/f/+/ē/+/t/
7. weep:
/w/+/ē/+/p/
8. jeep:
/j/+/ē/+/p/
9. peel:
/p/+/ē/+/l/
10. free:
/fr/+/ē/
11. three:
/thr/+/ē/
12. sheep:
/sh/+/ē/+/p/
Word list (ei) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination -ei are:
Seize, ceiling, receive,
conceit, perceive, receipt
Phonetic decoding of ei
words:
1. seize:
/s/+/ē/+/z/ (e is silent)
2. ceiling:
/s/+/ē/+/l/+/i/+/ng/
3. receive:
/r/+/i/+/s/+/ē/+/v/ (e is silent)
4. conceit:
/k/+The Schwa+/n/+/s/+/ē/+/t/
5. receipt:
/r/+/i/+/c/+/ē/+/t/
6. perceive:
/p/+/The Schwa+r/+/s/+/ē/+/v/ (e is silent)
Word list (ey) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination -ei are:
Key, alley, valley,
money, honey, donkey, monkey, and geyser.
Phonetic decoding of ey
words:
1. key:
/k/+/ē/
2. alley:
/a/+/l/+/ē/
3. money:
/m/+The Schwa+/n/+/ē/
4.
honey: /h/+The Schwa+/n/+/ē/
5.
monkey: /m/+The Schwa+/n/+/k/+/ē/
6. donkey:
/d/+/au/+/n/+/k/+/ē/
7. geyser:
/g/+/ē/+/z/+/The Schwa+r/
Other than the vowel
teams mentioned above, some vowels such as e, i and y, as well as some vowel
combinations such as ie, make the long e sound.
Word list (ie) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination ie are:
Chief, brief, niece, piece,
grief, siege, thief, priest, and field.
Phonetic decoding of ie
words:
1. chief:
/ch/+/ē/+/f/
2. brief:
/br/+/ē/+/f/
3. grief:
/gr/+/ē/+/f/
4. priest:
/pr/+/ē/+/st/
5. niece:
/n/+/ē/+/s/
6. piece:
/p/+/ē/+/s/
7. siege:
/s/+/ē/+/j/
8. thief:
/th/+/ē/+/f/
9. field:
/f/+/ē/+/ld/
Word list (e, i and y)
words:
Words made by the vowels
e, i and y are:
Even, evil, ego, equal,
baby, lazy, hazy, lady, ski, happy, city
Phonetic decoding of ie
words:
1. even: /ē/+/v/+The Schwa+/n/
2. evil: /ē/+/v/+The Schwa+/l/
3. ego: /ē/+/g/+long o
4. equal: /ē/+/kw/+The
Schwa+/l/
5. lazy:
/l/+long a+/z/+/ē/
6.
lady: /l/+long a+/d/+/ē/
7. hazy:
/h/+long a+/z/+/ē/
8. baby:
/b/+long a+/b/+/ē/
9.
happy: /h/+/a/+/p/+ /ē/
10. city:
/s/+/i/+/t/+/ē/
11.
ski: /sk/+/ē/
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