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Sort the words by their vowel sounds.

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Sort the words by their vowel sounds.

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Vowels can be short or long. A long vowel says its name. A short vowel does not.

When a vowel is followed by just consonants, it usually does not say its name. It makes a short vowel sound instead.

cat

elf

fill

When a vowel is followed by a consonant and a silent e, the vowel says its name. It makes a long vowel sound.

rope

plane

cube

When a vowel is followed by another vowel, the two vowels sometimes make a vowel team. The first vowel in a vowel team says its name. It makes a long vowel sound. The other vowel is silent. Some vowel teams are ai, ee, ea, ie, oa, and ue.

leaf

boat

glue

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In these words, the vowel a does not say its name. It makes the short a sound instead:

tag	can	fan

In these words, the vowel a says its name. It makes the long a sound:

lake	brain

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