Teaching page · Grade 2 · Lesson 10

Words with a long vowel

A long vowel is spelled with two letters that together make one sound.

What it is

A long vowel says its own name — the a in cake. It usually needs a partner letter to make it long, and the commonest partner is a silent e at the end. That e makes no sound of its own; its whole job is to change the vowel before it.

Watch it built

1
Say the word and listen to the vowel. Does it say its name?
cake — the a says ay. It is long.
2
Write the sounds you can hear.
c a k
3
Add the silent e that made the vowel long.
c a k e

One more

ride
↓
r i d + silent e → r i d e
Remember
If the vowel says its name, look for the silent e.
Ask yourself: “How many sounds, and how many letters?”

Remember

Two letters, one sound.

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