Long Vowels List

Long Vowels List. The following ESL phonics extensive list introduces students short e and long e sound words. I find the long u sound the most confusing.

I or O can be long when they come before two consonants. Welcome to the OnTrack Reading Multisyllable Word Lists. Long Vowels Vowel Team Rule Page 2 of 2 -ee bee fee lee see tee wee flee free glee tree -eed deed feed heed need reed seed weed bleed breed creed freed greed speed steed treed -eek leek meek peek seek week cheek creek sleek -eel feel heel keel peel reel steel wheel -een keen queen seen teen green screen.

Compare sit and site or rat and rate When there are two vowels next to each other the first is a long sound and the second is silent except the double vowel sound in oi oy and sometimes ou ow There are exceptions see connecting vowels but this rule works well in general.

This course teaches English spelling rules with interactive exercises and spelling tests helping learners with problems such as dyslexia to improve their English spelling and helping others to learn English as a foreign language. Pronunciation of every vowel is different from the other which gives rise to different types of sounds wherever they are used. Remember long vowels say their name. In the word stroll as in The emu went for a stroll the letter O comes before two consonants and says its long vowel sound.