Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 1: a and e
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/ā/ as in ape |
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How to spell the long /ā/ sound: |
Some words use just the letter a:
| acorn | apron | alien | agent |
| basic | basin | data | fatal |
Sometimes, we need to add another letter somewhere in the word
For example:
Add an e to the end of the word (to make the a say its name). This is called a split diagraph.
Some examples:
Use ai to spell the long /ā/ sound.
Some examples:
Choose the ay pattern to spell the long /ā/ sound at the end of a word.
Some examples:
These rulebreakers use ey to spell the long /ā/ sound at the end of a word.
A few words use ei to spell the long /ā/ sound in the middle of a word. See Unit 21 to learn more about these words.
Some examples:
Notes:
1) Words marked * are homophones. See page 6 of this unit.
2) Learn about words ending in -ace in Unit 20.
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