Spelling Words with Long Vowels
8th Grade · ELA · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can correctly spell words containing long vowel sounds.
- 1
When vowels get together, they can make a team, sometimes making a letter silent or creating a new sound.
- 2
The vowel teams AI and AY both produce the long 'A' sound, as heard in words like 'mail' and 'play'.
- 3
Other combinations that make the long 'A' sound include EA in 'great', EY in 'obey', and EIGH in 'weigh'.