The Rules
Every English word has both of these types of letters.
What are vowels and consonants?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "CHIP."
What is short I?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "SHRUG."
What is short U?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "ROW."
What is long O?
What is closed?
Every English word has a short or long version of this type of letter.
What is a vowel?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "LIE."
What is long I?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "BE."
What is long E?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "CHIEF."
What is long E or "as in eel?"
This is the syllable type of the word, "HI."
What is open?
Most of the English alphabet is made of this type of letter.
This is the vowel sound in the word, "DOSE."
What is long O?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "YES."
What is short E?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "DEAD."
What is short E?
This is the syllable type of the word, "SHIFT."
What is closed?
This symbol is put above long vowel sounds.
What is a macron?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "UP."
What is short U?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "EVE."
What is long E?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "HOOK."
What is short OO or "as in book."
This is the syllable type of the word, "FLOW."
What is open?
This symbol is put above short vowel sounds.
What is a breve?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "BACK?"
What is short A?
This is the vowel sound in the word, "PASS."
This is the vowel sound in the word, "PAIN."
What is long A?
This is the syllable type of the word, "WOKE."
What is magic-e?