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Long Vowels

Long vowel sounds are made by a combination of two vowels. Long vowels “say their names” – a,e,i, o, u. There are two basic patterns for long vowel sounds:
  1. An e on the end of a word can make the other vowel in the word long. Vowels aio, and u use this pattern.
  2. When two vowels are together, the first one is long, and the other one is silent.