|In words of more than one syllable, the sound of a vowel can be decided by the pattern of vowels and consonants.|
|Remember the difference between long and short vowels:|
Study the words in this table:
1) Read each pair of words out loud.
2) Look at the number of consonants between the vowels.
3) Read each word again and listen to the first vowel sound.
Is it long or short?
Now try these.
Look at each word, read it aloud and listen for the sound of the first vowel.
Select Long for a long sound and Short for a short sound
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