Step-by-step English Level 2 · Long vowel sounds: ai and ee · Summary
Step-by-step English Level 2 Long vowel sounds: ai and ee: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| ai | Two letters, one long sound: rain, tail, snail |
| ee | Two letters, one long sound: tree, bee, sheep |
| Choose the pair | Try each pair in the gap and read the whole word |
| Same pattern | Find the pair in the model word, then find the same pair |
Can you…?
- I can say the long sound of ai, as in rain
- I can say the long sound of ee, as in tree
- I can choose ai or ee to complete a written word
- I can find the word with the same long vowel as a model word
Key terms
- vowel pair
- two vowel letters together that make one sound, such as ai or ee
- long sound
- the sound a vowel makes when it says its name, such as ai in rain
- model word
- a word that shows you a pattern to find in other words