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- 1. English Vowel sounds Short revision series
- 2. What is a vowel sound? We make vowel sounds when the breath flows out through the mouth freely without being blocked. All vowel sounds are voiced. So the vowels are: a, e, i, o, u
- 3. Vowel symbol /i/ /i/ Tea Three Meal Coffee Meat
- 4. How do we spell with the sound /i/? /i/ is usually spelled with these graphemes: ee, ea, e, y, ie, ei, ey, i. ee cheese, see, feel, teen ea repeat, please, reason, reap e be, me, we e....e (the second e is silent) these, complete
- 5. How do we spell with the sound /i/? y (used at the end of a word) very, ready ie believe, movie ei receive, either ey key, money i police, taxi, machine
- 6. Vowel symbol /ı/ /ı/ Ship Hill Sit Fill Slip
- 7. How do we spell with /ı/? /ı/ is usually spelled with these graphemes: i, y, ui, and occassionally e, ee,u,o i interesting, minute, did, will y syllable, rhythm, gym ui guilty, building Unusual spellings: e English, pretty ee been u busy, business o women
- 8. Vowel symbol /ε/ or /e/ Bell Pen Checks Spell Rest
- 9. Spelling The sound /ε/ or /e/ is usually spelled with the grapheme: e. It is occassionally spelled with ea, a, ai. e yes, went, expensive Occasssionally spelled with: ea ready, weather, head a any, many ai said, again
- 10. Vowel symbol /æ/ Man Axe Pan Sad
- 11. Spelling The vowel sound /æ/ is usually spelled with the grapheme a. a hat, jacket, bag, pack Unusual spelling: laugh
- 12. Vowel symbol /л/ Can be spelled with u,o,a Cup Love But was
- 13. Vowel symbol /a/ The sound /a/ is usually spelled with these graphemes: o, a o stop, job, clock, popular a want, watch, wallet
- 14. Vowel symbol /u/ Too Soon Food Blue Movie Room Do News Music Computer Tuesday Excuse
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