Words with
Long i and Long u
Unit 6
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short sound
kit
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long sound
kite
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short sound
long sound
tub
tube
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Read these words.
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Read these words.
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five
tubes
white pipe
mule cube
smile
bike
vine
How
many
are in each
word?
There
arevowels
two vowels
in each
word.
Where
it have
a sound?
The eisisthe
at e?
the Does
end of
the word.
It is silent.
sound long
is long.
IsThe
the vowel
vowel sound
or short?
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Which word has a long vowel sound?
fine
The word “fine” ends in a silent e.
fin
This tells us that “fine”
has the long i sound.
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Which word has a long vowel sound?
cube
The word “cube” ends in a silent e.
cub
This tells us that “cube”
has the long u sound.
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Which word has a long vowel sound?
hid
The word “hide” ends in a silent e.
hide
This tells us that “hide”
has the long i sound.
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Which word has a long vowel sound?
rip
The word “ripe” ends in a silent e.
ripe
This tells us that “ripe”
has the long i sound.
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Which word has a long vowel sound?
cute
The word “cute” ends in a silent e.
cut
This tells us that “cute”
has the long u sound.
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