Long vowel sounds videos series#

There are exceptions to many rules in the language. This vowel team produces a long ‘a’ sound and appears at the end of the word. This vowel team produces a long ‘a’ sound and appears at the beginning or middle of the word. The letter ‘a’ is followed by a consonant, which is followed by the letter ‘e’ at the end. This is a common pattern that appears in the middle of a base word. We can also understand the above rules with the following table – Rule In compound words, the vowel team ‘ay’ may occur at the end of the first syllable.

The combination of the vowels ‘a’ and letter ‘y’ together produces the long sound of the letter ‘a /A/’ at the end of the word. The vowel team ‘ay’ is always found at the end of the word. Forming Words with ‘ai’ RuleĪs mentioned in the above rule, when two vowels come together to produce one sound, then the first vowel makes a long sound, whereas the second vowel remains silent. The ‘ai’ vowel team produces the long sound of the letter ‘a /A/’. This combination of vowels never comes at the end of the word. The vowel team ‘ai’ is always found either in the beginning or in the middle of the word. The vowel team sound often depends on the position of the team in a word. When two vowels combine to produce one sound, then the first vowel produces a long sound, whereas the second vowel remains silent. For example, ate, ape, make, erase.įorming words with ‘magic’ e or ‘a_e’ rule The letter e in the end does not make any sound. This rule says that if the letter ‘a’ comes before a consonant and then the letter ‘e’ comes at the end of the word, then the letter ‘a’ makes a long sound. In addition, the long a sound can be represented in 2 vowel teams ‘ai’ and ‘ay’. One of the most common ways is ‘ magic e ’ or ‘a_e’. The long ‘A’ sound is tricky because it can be spelled in many different ways.

A child should be able to segment a word of 4 or 5 sounds.

A child should be able to form two-letter words or CVC words.

A child should also be able to recognise each alphabet sound and the words associated with them.

A child must understand the concept of short vowels, as this would help the child comprehend the difference between short and long sounds easily.

In order to teach this long vowel sound, it is helpful if Prerequisites to Learn Long ‘A’ Sound 1 Rules

Long vowel sounds videos series#

It is first in the series when introducing the long ‘A’ sound.

In this video, the child will learn about the long vowel sounds and the unique patterns which make a long ‘A’ sound like, ai, ay, etc. Letter ‘A’ produces short sound /a/ as in arrow, apple, and ant. A vowel sound is considered long when that vowel is read as its name. Vowels produce both short and long sounds. The sound of a letter can be altered or eliminated entirely depending on 3 factors: its placement in a word, the number of letters, and how letters relate to one another. Each of the letters has its distinct sound.Įven in the simplest combination of letters, words are not always pronounced exactly as they are written. Sometimes the letter ‘y’ is considered a vowel. The English language comprises 26 alphabets: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 21 consonants. Spelling can be difficult, particularly in English. It aims to guide the child about the long ‘A’ sound. All Rights Reserved.This language lesson is designed for 6 to 12-year-old children.