Alex's Mindmap 7 Guidelines For Vowels
Alex's Mindmap 7 Guidelines For Vowels
Alex's Mindmap 7 Guidelines For Vowels
ONE-LETTER WORDS
7. A VOWEL FOLLOWED BY 2 CONSONANTS
Pronounced as long vowels, just like the alphabet:
Pronounced as a short vowel:
“A”, “I”, “U” (internet abbreviation)
“back”, “lass” “mess” “pick”, “kiss”, “rock”, “luck”, “much”.
BONUS GUIDELINE:
If 2 vowels are next to each other in one syllable, then 2nd vowel is silent.
First vowel is pronounced as a long vowel (CVVC):
“main”, “rain”, “leaf’, “feed”, “boat”, “load”, “true”, “blue”.