Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 1: a and e
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Sometimes, we add another letter to spell the long /ē/
sound.
For example:
Double the e to spell the long /ē/ sound in the middle of a word.
Some examples:
Use ea to spell the long /ē/ sound.
Some examples:
This is a split digraph: the e in the middle of the word and the e at the end of the word work together to make a long /ē/ sound.
Some examples:
Use y to spell the long /ē/ sound at the end of a word. This sometimes sounds more like a soft /ɪ/.
Some examples:
The -y pattern is also used as a suffix (e.g. dust + y, sleep + y). More on this in Unit 9.
Notes:
1) Words marked * are homophones. See page 12.
2) Some words use ie to spell the long /ē/
sound, eg. chief, believe.
These ie words are in Unit 21.
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