IXL | Choose the words with a given long vowel

Find the two words with the long o sound.

nose

loaf

glue

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Find the two words with the long e sound.

sea

peep

joke

key idea

A long vowel sound is the sound of a vowel saying its name.

Each long vowel sound can be spelled a few different ways. So, you have to remember which spelling to use in a long vowel word.

The long a sound (/ā/) is often spelled with ai, ay, or a followed by a consonant and a silent e.

mail

hay

cape

The long e sound (/ē/) is often spelled with ee or ea. It is sometimes spelled with e followed by a consonant and a silent e.

sweep

leaf

Pete

The long i sound (/ī/) is often spelled with ie, y, or i followed by a consonant and a silent e.

pie

cry

five

The long o sound (/ō/) is often spelled with oa, ow, or o followed by a consonant and a silent e.

boat

bow

cone

The long u sound (/ū/) is often spelled with ue, ew, oo, or u followed by a consonant and a silent e.

glue

screw

moon

cube

solution

These words have the long e sound. So, they are the correct answers:

peep	sea

This word does not have the long e sound:

joke

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R.1Use spelling patterns to sort long a words

R.2Use spelling patterns to sort long e words

R.3Use spelling patterns to sort long i words

R.4Use spelling patterns to sort long o words

R.5Use spelling patterns to sort long u words

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