Spelling List 13 Vowel Digraph Note
Walking Vowels
When the vowel ___, ___, ___, and ___ are together, the first vowel has a long vowel
sound and the second vowel is silent.
Mark the long vowel and the silent vowel in the examples below. Remember that a long
vowel sound is marked by placing the
marked by placing a
–
over top of the vowel and that a silent vowel is
/ through the vowel.
feed
seat
boat
chain
play
Vowel Digraph:
If two _______________ are beside each other in a word or _______________, the
first vowel is usually _______________ while the second vowel remains
_______________. Examples of vowel digraphs are:
ai-- raid,
Word Bank:
ee-- tweet,
ai
long
ea
ea--clean,
syllable
ee
oa---- moat, ay-----bray.
silent
oa
vowels ay
Copy the Walking Vowel Poem below in cursive to help you remember rule.
When two vowels are together
the first one does the talking
while the second one does the walking.
Walking Vowels
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Spelling List 13 Vowel Digraph Note
Name:
Date:
1. sheaf
8. stain
15. disagree
22. speech
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. toad
9. scream
16. coast
23.spray
3. breach
10. sleeve
17. brain
24. oath
4. geese
11. beast
18. beetle
25. bray
5. cream
12. dainty
19. coach
6. snail
13. squeeze
20. breath
7. boar
14. boast
21. waist
Correctly label each column with the proper heading
Place the list words under the correct heading.
Highlight the double vowel in each word.
In the last row of the chart, label each column with the long vowel sound being made.
Spelling List 13 Vowel Digraph Note
Answers
Walking Vowels
When the vowel ee, ea, oa, and ai are together, the first vowel has a long vowel sound and the
second vowel is silent.
Mark the long vowel and the silent vowel in the examples below. Remember that a long vowel
sound is marked by placing the – over top of the vowel and that a silent vowel is marked by
placing a / through the vowel.
feed
seat
boat
chain
play
Vowel Digraph:
If two vowels are beside each other in a word or syllable, the first vowel is usually long while
the second vowel remains silent. Examples of vowel digraphs are:
ai-- raid,
ee-- tweet,
ea--clean,
oa---- moat, ay-----bray.
Copy the Walking Vowel Poem below to help you remember this reading and spelling rule.
When two vowels are together
The first one does the talking
While the second one does the walking.
Walking Vowels
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Answers
1. sheaf
8. stain
15. disagree
22. speech
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. toad
9. scream
16. coast
23.spray
3. breach
10. sleeve
17. brain
24. oath
4. geese
11. beast
18. beetle
25. bray
5. cream
12. dainty
19. coach
6. snail
13. squeeze
20. breath
7. boar
14. boast
21. waist
Correctly label each column with the popper heading
Place the list words under the correct heading.
Highlight the double vowel in each word.
In the last row of the chart label each column with the long vowel sound being made.
ee
geese
sleeve
squeeze
disagree
beetle
speech
ea
sheaf
breach
cream
scream
beast
breath*
toad
boar
boast
coast
coach
oath
snail
stain
dainty
brain
waist
Long e sound
Long e sound
Long o sound
Long a sound
*does not follow the digraph rule
oa
ai
ay
spray**
bray**
Long a sound
**y acts as a vowel