Vowels

Mrs. McNabb's Class

Vowels

A, E, I, O, and U are vowels

Each vowel makes two sounds, a short sound and a long sound.

If there are two vowels, the first vowel will make the long sound, and the second vowel will be silent.

Cape - Long sound of A

In the word of "cape", there are two vowels. The first vowel "a" makes the long sound. The second vowel "e" stays silent. It is la ong vowel silent e pattern.

If there is only one vowel in a word, then the vowel sound is short.

A as in apple.

E as in Ed.

I as in itch.

O as in octopus.

U as in up.

The letter Y sometimes sounds like the vowels e or i.

E as in baby.

i as in cry or fly.