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OTHER EXAMPLES

Two Vowels Go Walking
ee, ea, ai, ay, oa

Two vowels together, side by side:

The first vowel says its name and the second vowel is silent.

Examples:

tr EE

EA ch

b AI t

d AY

b OA t

 

 

Vowel Diphthongs
aw, ew, ow, ou, oi, oy

Examples:

cr AW l

f EW

c OW

OU ch

b OI l

b OY

R Controlled Vowels
ar, er, ir, or, ur, ire, are, air, ore, ure

Examples:

c AR

h ER

b IR d

f OR

b UR n

f IRE

b ARE

ch AIR

b ORE dom

dem URE

Word Endings
ing, ss, ll, ang, alk, amp, ind, ight, y, ice, our, out

Examples:

s ING

cla SS

fi LL

s ANG

w ALK

r AMP

k IND

m IGHT

sk Y

r ICE

h OUR

p OUT

Long oo

Example:

m OO n

Short oo

Example:

r OO f

Hard G
G

Examples:

great

grass

grow

grunt

Soft G
G

Examples:

gym

gentle

ginger

giraffe

Hard C
C

Examples:

corn

cast

cradle

cut

Soft C
C

Examples:

circuit

circumstance

civillan

certain

S sounds like Z
Z

Examples:

his

is

as

was

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