IXL | Segment two-syllable words: silent e, vowel team, r-controlled

This is the word pancake. Find all of the vowel letters in this word.

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This is the word tadpole. Find all of the vowel letters in this word.

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Words are made up of syllables. Each syllable has one vowel sound. First, find the vowels. Then think about the patterns that the vowels make.

For example, think about the word cupcake. There are three vowel letters. The u makes the short /u/ sound, while the a and e work together to make the long a sound /a/. So, this word is divided like this:

cup | cake

Think about the word rainbow. In this word ai work together to make the long a sound /a/, and ow work together to make the long o sound /o/. So, this word is divided like this:

rain | bow

In the word spider, the i makes the long i sound /i/, and er work together to make the /er/ sound. So, this word is divided like this:

spi | der

solution

This word has three vowel letters.

tadpole

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A.2Find the vowels in a word

H.1Choose the silent e word that matches the picture

I.1Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word

L.1Choose the r-control word that matches the picture

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