Introduction to Vowel Pairs— Let's Practice!

Introduction to Vowel Pairs— Let's Practice! exercise

• Choose the correct vowel pair.

  Hints

  Think about other words that have the same oo sound, like glue or true, and see if any of the options match.

  The word glue has the same oo sound as blue.

  Solution

  In the word blue, ue makes the /oo/ sound.

  blue = ue

• Highlight the vowel pairs.

  Hints

  Look for words that sound like pie.

  Here we can see pictures of the words that contain the I sound.

  Solution

  These words have the /ie/ vowel pair in them:

  tie

  lie

  die

• Matching sounds and words.

  Hints

  Match each word's vowel pair to the sound it makes by sounding out the words slowly.

  ai - Makes the a sound in train.

  ue - Makes the oo sound in blue.

  oa - Makes the o sound in coat.

  Solution

  oa = Makes the o sound boat.

  ue = Makes the oo sound in true.

  ea - Makes the e sound in read.

  ai = Makes the a sound in fail.

• Match the sounds and images.

  Hints

  Say each word out loud to hear the sound of the vowel pair.

  Remember the words snail, leaf, boat, and glue from the video.

  Solution

  1. a sound = rain
  2. e sound = team
  3. o sound = coat
  4. oo sound = blue

• Help Goopaw choose the correct vowel pair from the options.

  Hints

  Say the word snail and listen closely to find the vowel pair that makes the a sound.

  When you hear the word nail, think about which two vowels work together to make the a sound.

  Solution

  In the word snail, ai makes the a sound.

• Highlight the vowel pairs.

  Hints

  Remember the sounds associated with each vowel pair, such as oa making the o sound in boat.

  Think about similar words you know, rain, pie, seat, and blue that have the same vowel pairs and sounds to help you match them correctly.

  Solution

  snail: ai

  lie: ie

  glue: ue

  leaf: ea