Regularly Misspelled Vowel Sounds—Spelling Rules

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Many English words are misspelled because of the different ways to spell the same sound.

Here are some sound spellings to watch out for. Most of the words listed do not follow any of the rules above.

Long -e [ee]		Short -e [eh]
she see		get ready
Long -a [ay]		Long -i [eye]
baby day		like my
Long -o [oh]		Short -o [aw]
go road		top saw
Long -u [you]	Long -u [oo]		Short -u [uh]
use few	student cool		fun touch

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Long & Short -E

Title slug (identifier)

long-short-e

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The long -e [ee] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-e-ee-sound

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Possible spellings	e	ee	ea	ie	ei	y	ey
examples	be she here delete theme	see teen need feel keep	eat read team meat easy	cookie piece shield field believe	either ceiling receive weird cafeine	baby very pretty funny easy	money key honey monkey hockey

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The short -e [eh] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-short-e-eh-sound

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Possible spellings	e	a	ea	ai	ie	ei
examples	get best let pencil help	any many	ready head bread weather sweat	said again	friend	their heir

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Long -A

Title slug (identifier)

long-a

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The long -a [ay] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-a-ay-sound

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Possible spellings	a	ai	ay	ei	ea
examples	baby table cake fake made	rain wait fail main paint	day say play stay pay	eight their weight reindeer neighbor	great break steak

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Long -I

Title slug (identifier)

long-i

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The long -i [aye] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-i-aye-sound

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Possible spellings	i	igh	y	ie
examples	I time write like side	right light night high fight	my why cry type cycle	pie lie die tie tried

Title (level 2)

Long & Short -O

Title slug (identifier)

long-short-o

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The long -o [oh] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-o-oh-sound

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Possible spellings	o	oa	ow	oe
examples	go no code phone joke	load boat coat road soap	know grow throw low yellow	toe

Title (level 3)

The short -o [aw] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-short-o-aw-sound

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Possible spellings	o	aw	au	a
examples	of object orange hospital top	saw awful jaw draw law	cause author astronaut because pause	all call fall small wall

Title (level 2)

Long & Short -U

Title slug (identifier)

long-short-u

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The long -u [you] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-u-you-sound

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Possible spellings	u	ue	eu	ew
examples	music human universe cute use	argue rescue	Europe	few nephew curfew

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The long -u [oo] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-long-u-oo-sound

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Possible spellings	u	ue	ew	oo	ou	ui
examples	student tulip rule June tube	blue true issue statue avenue	new flew chew crew stew	cool food moon shoot tooth	group soup wound	juice fruit suit cruise

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The short -u [uh] sound

Title slug (identifier)

the-short-u-uh-sound

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Possible spellings	u	o	oo	ou	a	e
examples	fun run bug but club	love brother mother does glove	flood blood	touch country trouble couple young	along about alone	the

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Regularly Misspelled Vowel Sounds Exercise

Title slug (identifier)

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Regularly Misspelled Vowel Sounds Exercise

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Regularly Misspelled Vowel Sounds—Spelling Rules

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