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Guidelines For One Letter Words (V)

Guideline #1:One Letter Words Are Pronounced As Long Vowels…Just Like The Letter Of The Alphabet

• A

• I

• U (internet)

Guidelines For Two Letter Words (V)

Guideline #2If A Vowel Is The Final Letter In A Short Word…It’s Pronounced As A Long Vowel. (CV)

• Be

• He

• Go

• Lo

• Pi

• We

Guideline #3If It Comes At The Beginning It’s Probably Pronounced As A Short Vowel. (VC)

• At

• Ab

• Egg

• It

• Of

• Up

• Us

Guidelines For Three Letter Words (V)

Guideline #4A Vowel Followed by a Single Consonant at the End of a Word Is Pronounced as a Short Vowel (CVC)• Bat • Cab• Pit• Cup• Bus• Bed• Hem• Got• Wet

Guideline #5If The Word Ends With A Vowel, It’s Probably Pronounced As A Long Vowel (VCV Or CCV)

• Ego

• Ago

• She

• Ate

• Use

• Owe

Guidelines For Four Letter Words (V)

Guideline #6The Magic E: If an E Appears at the End of a Word, It Is Silent. The Preceding Vowel (Separated from the E by One or More Consonants) Will Be Pronounced as a Long Vowel CVCe

• Gate

• Rate

• Mine

• Pine

• Bone

• Note

• Cute

• Rune

Guideline #7A Vowel Followed by Two Consonants at the End of a Word Is Pronounced as a Short Vowel

• Back• Lass• Mess• Pick• Kiss• Rock• Luck• Much

There are a few exceptions in words like

• Bass

• Gold

Guideline #7If Two Vowels Appear Next To Each Other In One Syllable, The Second Vowel Is Silent. The First Vowel Is Pronounced As A Long Vowel (CVVC)

• Main• Rain• Leaf• Feed• Boat• Load• True • Blue

However, you have to be careful with this one…because when you start mixing vowels they can produce other sounds.

• Ei as in neighbor

• OU as in Bough, Though, Enough

Common• Hey Boss! I want to give you a message.

• Hey Boss! I want to give you a massage.

• She gave me keys

• She gave me kisses