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 i sound /ī/, 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 i
sound is often found in open syllables
as in the words, Examples: hi, island, ice, and I, 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 the Long vowel i:
The long vowel i is a
two-sounded vowel.
Firstly, begin with the tongue which should be pushed down so as to touch the bottom of the mouth and
bottom teeth.
Secondly, as you continue,
the jaw closes slightly, the lips close slightly and the tongue rises slightly in
the mouth and then just touches the side of the teeth.
It ends with a slight
sound of the consonant y, /y/.
Vowel teams such as i-e and ie make the long i 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:
i-e
as in the word bike
ie
as in the word tie
Other
vowel combinations (ei, eigh, igh) and vowels (i and y) that make the long i
sound are:
ei
as in the word heist,
eigh
as in the word height,
igh
as in the word high,
i
as in the word kind,
y
as in the word sky.
Word list (i-e) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination i-e are:
bike, hike, like, bite,
kite, dive, live, hive, five, mile, file, pile, fine, nine, wine, pine, dine,
tire, ripe, pipe.
Phonetic decoding of ea
words:
1. bike: /b/+/ī/+/k/
2. hike:/h/+/ī/+/k/
3. like:/l/+/ī/+/k/
4. bite:/b/+/ī/+/t/
5. kite:/k/+/ī/+/t/
6. dive:/d/+/ī/+/v/
7. live:/l/+/ī/+/v/
8. hive:/h/+/ī/+/v/
9. five:/f/+/ī/+/v/
10. mile:/m/+/ī/+/l/
11. pile:/p/+/ī/+/l/
12. file:/f/+/ī/+/l/
13. fine:/f/+/ī/+/n/
14. dine:/d/+/ī/+/n/
15. nine:/n/+/ī/+/n/
16. pine:/p/+/ī/+/n/
17. wine:/w/+/ī/+/n/
18. tire:/t/+/ī/+/r/
19. ripe:/r/+/ī/+/p/
20. pipe:/p/+/ī/+/p/
While teaching these
words it is important to note that the “letter e” that comes at the end is
silent. It makes the vowel in the middle to say its own name or become long.
Word list (ie) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination i-e are:
tie,
pie, lie, die, fries, cried, tried, replied.
Phonetic decoding of ie
words:
1. tie:
/t/+/ī/
2. pie: /p/+/ī/
3. lie:
/l/+/ī/
4. die:
/d/+/ī/
5. fries:
/fr/+/ī/+/z/
6. cried:
/cr/+/ī/+/d/
7. tried:
/tr/+/ī/+/d/
8. replied:
/r/+/i/+/p/+/l/+/ī/+/d/
Word list (-y, -ei,
-eigh) words:
Words made by the vowel
combination ei, eigh and vowel y are:
sky,
shy, spy, fly, cry, fry, dry, July, rely, heist, height.
Phonetic decoding of y,
ei and eigh words:
1. sky:
/sk/+/ī/
2. shy:
/sh/+/ī/
3. spy:
/sp/+/ī/
4. cry:
/cr/+/ī/
5. fry:
/fr/+/ī/
6. dry:
/dr/+/ī/
7. fly:
/fl/+/ī/
8. July:
/j/+short oo+/l/+/ī/
9. rely:
/r/+short i+/ī/
10. heist:
/h/+/ī/+/st/
11. height:
/h/+/ī/+/t/
Word list (-i, -igh)
words:
Words made by the vowel
combination igh and vowel i are:
kind,
find, bind, ice, high, sigh, sight, tight, fight, light, night, flight.
Phonetic decoding of i
and igh words:
1. kind:
/k/+/ī/+/nd/
2. find:
/f/+/ī/+/nd/
3. bind:
/b/+/ī/+/nd/
4. ice: /ī/+/s/
5. high:
/h/+/ī/
6. sigh:
/s/+/ī/
7. sight:
/s/+/ī/+/t/
8. tight:
/t/+/ī/+/t/
9. light:
/l/+/ī/+/t/
10. night:
/n/+/ī/+/t/
11. fight:
/f/+/ī/+/t/
12. flight:
/fl/+/ī/+/t/
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