ClassX Video Lessons Grade Grade 2 Learn to Read with Phonics | Long Vowels, R-Controlled Vowels, Story Practice | Part 3 of 4
Hey there! Today, we’re going to have some fun learning about long vowel sounds. These are the sounds that vowels make when they say their name. Let’s explore how different letters can help make these sounds.
Did you know that the long ‘a’ sound can be made in different ways? When ‘ai’ is inside a word, it makes the long ‘a’ sound. Here are some examples: paid, wait, grain, rain, mail, snail, chain, train. When ‘ay’ is at the end of a word, it also makes the long ‘a’ sound: pay, way, ray, say, day, play, may.
Now, let’s talk about the long ‘e’ sound. When you see two ‘e’s together, they make a long ‘e’ sound: beep, sleep, sheep, deep, keep, seed, green. Another way to make the long ‘e’ sound is with ‘ea’: meal, leak, seat, heat, read, beak, neat, team, clean, beach, eat.
The long ‘i’ sound can be a bit tricky! Sometimes, ‘i’ or ‘y’ can make this sound: my, cry, fly, try, by. Also, when ‘i’ is followed by ‘d’, it can make the long ‘i’ sound: find, kind, blind, wind.
Let’s move on to the long ‘o’ sound. You can make this sound with ‘oa’, ‘oe’, or ‘ow’: boat, goat, coat, road, soap, soak, roast, gold, float. Sometimes, just one ‘o’ can make the long ‘o’ sound: go, so.
Finally, let’s learn about the long ‘u’ sound. You can make this sound with ‘u’ or ‘ue’: crew, stew, who, you, soup, group. Sometimes, ‘oo’ makes a similar sound: food, mood, zoo, cool, tool.
Let’s practice reading some sentences with long vowels:
The snail in Spain left a slime trail to the grain. The quail will paint the gate with his tail.
The old crow will throw a coat on the cold colt in the snow.
The crew will chew the chunks of meat in the stew.
The moon shines on the stool by the true blue pool.
Keep practicing these sentences until you can read them smoothly!
Sometimes, the letter ‘r’ after a vowel changes the sound. For example, ‘er’ makes a special sound: her, perk, perch, fern, heard.
Here are some words to remember: they, they’re, over.
Jeff and Jess will spend the day at the beach. They rub cream on their skin so they will not burn. They had a cool day at the beach.
Now, let’s sing a song about the story we just read. Singing helps us remember what we’ve learned!
Keep practicing and have fun with these long vowel sounds!
Vowel Sound Hunt: Go on a vowel sound hunt around your home or classroom. Look for objects or items that have long vowel sounds in their names. For example, a “coat” for the long ‘o’ sound or “seat” for the long ‘e’ sound. Write down the words you find and try to use them in a sentence. Share your findings with a friend or family member!
Vowel Sound Art: Create a piece of art using words with long vowel sounds. Draw or cut out pictures from magazines that represent words with long ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, and ‘u’ sounds. Label each picture with the word and highlight the vowel sound. Display your artwork in your room or classroom to remind you of the different long vowel sounds.
Story Time with Long Vowels: Write a short story using as many long vowel words as you can. You can start with a sentence like, “Once upon a time, a brave snail went on a journey…” Try to include words from each vowel group, such as “train,” “green,” “fly,” “boat,” and “blue.” Share your story with your class or family and see if they can spot all the long vowel sounds!
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript, with unnecessary elements and filler words removed for clarity:
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You’ve learned how silent ‘e’ can make long vowel sounds with some words. Let’s learn other ways to make long vowel sounds.
Long ‘a’ can be spelled ‘ai’ when it is inside a word: paid, wait, grain, rain, mail, snail, chain, train. Long ‘a’ is usually spelled ‘ay’ at the end of a word: pay, way, ray, say, day, play, may.
Now let’s learn more about long ‘e’. Long ‘e’ can be spelled with two ‘e’s: beep, sleep, sheep, deep, keep, seed, green. Long ‘e’ can also be spelled ‘ea’: meal, leak, seat, heat, read, beak, neat, team, clean, beach, eat.
The letters ‘i’ and ‘e’ together can make long ‘e’ or long ‘i’. ‘E’ makes the long ‘e’ sound in these words: field, shield, thief, peace, chief.
Now let’s learn about long ‘i’. Long ‘i’ can be spelled ‘i’ or ‘y’: my, cry, fly, try, by. The letters ‘i’ and ‘d’ can sound like ‘i’: find, kind, blind, wind.
Here are some ways to make long ‘o’: ‘oa’, ‘oe’, ‘ow’ can make long ‘o’. Long ‘o’ can be spelled ‘o’: boat, goat, coat, road, soap, soak, roast, gold, float.
In some words, long ‘o’ is spelled with just one ‘o’: go, so.
Next, we’ll read words that have either the ‘oo’ sound or the long ‘u’ sound. ‘U’ can be spelled ‘u’ or ‘ue’: crew, stew, who, you, soup, group.
Some words where the ‘u’ sound is spelled with one ‘o’: food, mood, zoo, cool, tool.
Let’s practice reading words with long vowels in sentences.
The snail in Spain left a slime trail to the grain. The quail will paint the gate with his tail.
The old crow will throw a coat on the cold colt in the snow.
The crew will chew the chunks of meat in the stew.
The moon shines on the stool by the true blue pool.
Keep practicing these sentences until you can read them fluently.
The consonant ‘r’ after a vowel can change the way the vowel sounds.
The letters ‘e’, ‘r’ make the sound: her, perk, perch, fern, heard.
Let’s read some words together: air, pear, fair, hair.
Here are some words for you to memorize: they, they’re, over.
Jeff and Jess will spend the day at the beach. They rub cream on their skin so they will not burn.
They had a cool day at the beach.
Let’s sing a song about the story we just read.
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