Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 2: i, o and u
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/ī/ as in ice-cream |
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How to spell the long /ī/ sound: |
| item | icon | idea | idol | iris | iron |
| ivy | ivory | crisis | final | pilot | silent |
Sometimes we add another letter. For example:
Use the split digraph i-e: the i says its name because of the silent e at the end.
Some examples:
Use the trigraph igh: the three letters come together to make a long /ī/ sound.
Some examples:
Use y to spell the long /ī/ sound at the end of some words.
Some examples:
Use ie to spell these four words.
When adding a suffix to a word ending in y, use ie
instead of y to spell the long /ī/ sound.
Notes:
1) Words marked * are homophones. See page 17.
2) Words ending in -ice are in Unit 20.
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