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Unit 7, Part 1: Spelling the long vowel sounds

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Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 1: a and e

Unit StartPage 1: Introduction and Unit ContentsPage 2: Long vowel /a/ : a-e, ai, ay, ey, eiCourse Test: Spelling test for long vowel /a/: a-e, ai, ay, ey, eiPage 4: Spelling test for long vowel /a/: a-e, ai, ay, ey, eiPage 5: Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /a/Page 6: Homophones for long vowel /a/Page 7: Long vowel /e/ : e in common prefixesPage 8: Long vowel /e/ : ee, ea, e-e, yCourse Test: Spelling test for long vowel /e/: ee, ea, e-e, yPage 10: Spelling test for long vowel /e/: ee, ea, e-e, yPage 11: Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /e/Page 12: Homophones for long vowel /e/Unit End

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Spelling the long vowel sounds

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Think back - help with spelling rules The long vowels are those you hear at the start of these words:

Learning words with long vowel sounds
ape
Learning words with long vowel sounds
evening
Learning words with long vowel sounds
ice-cream
Learning words with long vowel sounds
oval
long vowel sounds - learning vowels
unicorn

Often, dictionaries will use a macron above the letter to mark the long vowels:

ā ē ī ō ū

You can spell each long vowel sound in a number of ways.

This unit deals with the main ways of spelling each of these.

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