Phonics : The long vowel sound /i/

A long vowel sound is the one that says its name.

E.g :

/a/ as in cake
/e/ as in elect
/i/ as in bike
/o/ as in note
/u/ as in cute

The long vowel /i/ words used in today's story are :

Bike, ride, mile, rise, wipe, fine, hike, site, wise, line, life.

Sample word 'Bike' :

Following our regular study pattern, write the word on 'bike' on a plain card. Start by saying the /b/ sound. As you slide your fingers from the letter 'b' to the letter 'i', lay stress on the long vowel sound of /I/. Keeping the two vowel sound rule on your mind, say the /k/ sound, while skipping the /e/ in the end.

Story for the long vowel sound /i/:

My Bike.

I have a bike.
I can ride a mile on it.
I rise and wipe my bike to keep it fine.
I can hike on my bike to the site.
My bike is a wise bike.
It can ride on a line.
I like my bike.
It is my life.

Take care.

Phonics : The long vowel sound /e/.

A long vowel sound is the one that says its name.

E.g :

/a/ as in cake
/e/ as in elect
/i/ as in bike
/o/ as in note
/u/ as in cute

The long vowel /e/ words used in today's story are :

feat, deal, eat, pea, tea, read, seal, meal,

Sample word 'Beat' :

Following our regular study pattern, write the word on 'seal' on a plain card. Start by saying the /s/ sound. As you slide your fingers from the letter 's' to the letter 'e', lay stress on the long vowel sound of /e/. Keeping the two vowel sound rule on your mind, skip the /a/ sound and directly pronounce the /l/ sound.

The Two Vowel Rule :

When the two vowels sit next to each other in a single word, the first vowel says it's name, (that is, the long sound), and the second vowel remains silent. There are exceptions in this rule, but they need not be taught at this stage.

So, when you pronounce the word 'Seal', vowel 'e' will say it's long sound, while vowel 'a' will remain silent.

Story for the long vowel sound /e/:

The Deal with the Seal.



I have a Seal
It can do a feat.
It can read.
I give it a deal.
It has to eat a pea in his meal.
The Seal eats the pea.
I will give it some tea.
The Seal has a big meal.

Take care.

Phonics : The long vowel sound /a/

A long vowel sound is the one that says its name.

E.g.

/a/ as in cake
/e/ as in elect
/i/ as in bike
/o/ as in note
/u/ as in cute

A long vowel is denoted by a diacritical mark called a macron (¯), which is a line above the vowel.

A vowel sound is long usually under these conditions:

1) When a vowel is placed at the end of a small word or syllable, it usually says its long sound, as in 'no' and 'me'( with exceptions e,g word 'to').

2) When a word contains two vowels, the first vowel is usually long, and the second vowel is usually silent. e.g., bake.

3) When two vowels sit next to each other in a word, the first one vowel makes a long sound and the second vowel is silent, e.g coal.

The long vowel /a/ words used in today's story are :

bake, cake, clay, shape, date, plate, tray, play, rain, pray, say, way, maze, train, gay, and day.

Sample word 'Cake'

Following our regular study pattern, write the word on 'cake' on a card. As you slide your fingers from the letter 'c' to the letter 'a', lay stress on the long vowel sound of /a/. Then complete the word using the other letters.

Story for the long vowel sound /a/:

The Cake, Rain and Train.



I bake a cake.
It is made of clay.



I give it a nice shape.
In it, I put some dates.



I put it on a plate.
I take plate and put it on the tray.



I go to play.
But it rains!



I pray and say, "go go rain, no no rain.
I am on my way to play with the maze,
I play with the train,
I have a day."

Take care.

The Run in the Sun

Story for the Day

The sun is up.
I am in a hut.
I run in the sun.
It is fun.
I see a pup.
I give a bun to the pup.
The pup cuts the bun.
A bug is in the bun.
The pup hugs the bug.
The bug runs on the mud.
The pup runs in the hut.
I run on the rug.

Illustrations for the story






The sun is up.
I am in a hut.





I run in the sun.
It is fun.






I see a pup.
I give a bun to the pup.






The pup cuts the bun.
A bug is in the bun.






The pup hugs the bug.
The bug runs on the mud.






The pup runs in the hut.
I run on the rug.

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