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Long vowel (phonics)
From Teflpedia
A long vowel, in phonics, is a category of vowels whose sounds can be made as a split vowel digraph.
These are as follows:
| Vowel phoneme | Known as in phonics | Spelling pattern with magic E | Other spelling patterns |
|---|---|---|---|
| ꜰᴀᴄᴇ vowel phoneme /eɪ/ | “Long A sound” | ⟨a-e⟩ | ⟨ai⟩, ⟨eigh⟩, ⟨aigh⟩, ⟨ea⟩, ⟨ae⟩ |
| ꜰʟᴇᴇᴄᴇ vowel phoneme /i:/ | “Long E sound” | ⟨e-e⟩ | ⟨ee⟩, ⟨ea⟩ |
| ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ vowel phoneme /aɪ/ | “Long I sound” | ⟨i-e⟩ | ⟨igh⟩, ⟨y-e⟩, ⟨ie⟩ |
| ɢᴏᴀᴛ vowel phoneme /əʊ/ | “Long O sound” | ⟨o-e⟩ | ⟨oa⟩, ⟨ough⟩, ⟨ow⟩, ⟨oe⟩ |
| ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /u:/ | “Long U sound” | ⟨u-e⟩ | ⟨oo⟩, ⟨ew⟩, ⟨ue⟩, ⟨ough⟩ |
Contrast short vowel (phonics).
