English•Phonics and Word Reading
Long Vowel Sounds
Recognise and read words with long vowel patterns (a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ee, ea)
12 minIncludes video
Learning Objective
4Rw1: Read words with common vowel patterns accurately
Long Vowel Patterns
Long vowels say their name! Here are the patterns:
- a_e (silent e): cake, make, lake
- i_e (silent e): bike, time, line
- o_e (silent e): home, bone, rope
- ee: tree, see, free
- ea: read, meat, clean
Practice: Read These Words
- The snake lives near the lake.
- I need more time to finish.
- The tree gives us shade.
- We eat rice at home.
Nigerian Context
Many Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa words have clear vowel sounds too. English vowels can be tricky because the same letter makes different sounds. Practice listening for the long sound!
Aligned to Cambridge Primary 4Rw1