Long Vowels
She starts the lesson at 0:54.
By “long vowels,” she means these vowels.
| IPA | Long Vowels | Other Words |
|---|---|---|
| eɪ | “a” as in “cake” | made, ate, paid, paste, break, … |
| i | “e” as in “keep” | he, see, heat, she, be, we, fee, tree, … |
| aɪ | “i” as in “bike” | five, time, high, price, fine, pie, ride, … |
| oʊ | “o” as in “home” | no, show, snow, toe, soap, … |
| u | “u” as in “cute” | blue, true, who, shoe, lose, … |
Notes
- If you don’t have a Unicode font installed on your computer, then the IPA characters may be wrong.
- The terms “long vowels” and “short vowels” are used when teaching reading to native English speaking children.