Spelling Standard II, Advanced Spelling
Lesson 200, Advanced Vowel Sounds
Knowing that long vowels are vowels which sound the same as the name of the letter (a, mate)
Knowing a vowel sound is almost always long if it is followed by a consonant plus a silent e (fake, kite, cope, cube)
Knowing that two vowels together can also make a long sound (feasible, sheen, approach, waiver)
Knowing that some long i and long e sounds are spelled with a y (urgency, rectify)
Knowing that short vowels are vowels which do not sound the same as the name of the letter
Knowing that the consonant r often controls the sound of a vowel, softening what would otherwise be a long vowel (stare, firm, curt)
Knowing that two vowels together can form a single sound (lounge, discount, convoy, turmoil)
Knowing the spelling rules for the ie / ei combinations
Knowing that the long e sound requires i before e except after c (retrieve, deceit)
Knowing that the long e sound requires these exceptions: leisure, seize
Knowing that the long a sound requires some ei words as long a sounds (neighbor, freight)