Listen the vowel sound in the words steam, chain, creep, and gloat. In each word the first vowel says its own name, while the _____ vowel is silent.
second
In most Vowel-Team words that have oa, ea, ee, or ai, the first vowel says its own name, and the ___ vowel is silent.
second
There are some words such as bread and dead in which the first vowel is not long even though there are ______ vowels together
two
There are other Vowel Team words such as ie words (belief, chief, thief) in which the ______ ______ is heard.
second vowel
If you see a Vowel Team word that you don't know, give the first vowel a long sound. If the word still doesn't make sense, you must ______ the vowel sound.
change
Listen for the sound of y as you say the words cry, try, and sly. The letter y at the end of these words sounds like a long ______.
i
Listen for the sound of y as you say the words easy, sleepy, and happy. The letter y at the end of these words sounds like a long _____.
e
Listen for the sound of y as you say the word gym. The letter y in the middle of this word has a _______ sound.
short i
Listen for the short i sound the letter _____ makes in the first syllable of the word sympathy.
y
In the word dry the letter y has a long i sound. In the word happily the letter y has a long e sound. In the word myth the letter _____ has a short i sound.
y
In the word bakery the letter y has a long e sound. In the word memory the letter y has a long e sound. The letter y in the word cry has a _____ sound.
long i
The letter y in the word crazy has a long e sound. The letter y in the word pony has a ___ ___ sound.
long e
Listen to the sound of each of the vowels as you say the words star, her, bird, corn, and turn. In these words the ____ have no long or short sounds.
vowels
Look at the words star, her, bird, corn, and turn. Notice the letter that comes after the vowel. In each word it is _____.
r
When the letter r comes after a vowel, the vowel is neither long nor ______.
short
