Vowel Teams: Long A and Long E

We knew that open syllables and Magic E could make vowels "say their names," but we have recently learned the vowel teams that can spell long vowel sounds.

AI and AY Spell the Long A Sound

AI usually comes in the middle of a word, like "bait" or "mail," but sometimes in the beginning of a word like "aim," or "aid." AY almost always comes at the end of a word, like "may" and "say."

EE, EA, and EY Spell the Long E Sound

EE usually comes in the middle of a word, like "need," or "feet," but can also come at the end of the word, like in "tree" and "see." It sometimes comes at the beginning of the year, like "eel."  EA usually comes in the middle of a word, like in "mean," or "team." It sometimes comes at the beginning of a word, like "eat" or "each," and sometimes at the end of a word like in "tea" and "flea."

Games to Practice!

Long A and Long E vowel team hangman. You can also choose to switch the template on the righthand side bar to match-up (easier) or crossword (more challenging). Click the image to play!

Practice reading and matching long e vowel team words here:

Play memory match to practice reading long A vowel teams:

Heart Words and High Frequency Words 

Here are the word lists that were sent home this past week, including high frequency words with long E, A, and O vowel team spelling patterns, as well as "heart words" with irregular spellings.  Our next spelling check-in assessment will be on Wednesday, April 24.

High Frequency Words: Vowel Teams Long A, E, and O
 

between	keep
below	seem
follow	mean
grow	three
own	real
show	read
leave	need
each	away
eat	play
feet	day

 Words (irregular spelling) to review (sent home April 18th)

other	above
another	very
mother	today
brother	against
because	again
pretty	*Which parts of these words do not follow typical spelling rules, and we must know by heart? Draw hearts to show the irregular parts.
today
water
father
among