Example: the aw/saw and au/Paul patterns both represent the same sound. Many of the vowel sounds can be shown with more than one letter pattern.You adjust the shape of your mouth to create the different vowel sounds.

You always pronounce a vowel sound with your mouth open, without stopping the flow of air. Vowel sounds are different from consonant sounds.That is why there are so many patterns to learn.

English has incorporated many words from other languages.

Click on AUDIO in the menu to hear the sound story read aloud. Part two introduces the rest of the vowel sounds.

Part one of the story introduces the short vowel sounds and the long i sound. The vowel sounds, along with the consonant sounds, are introduced in A Sound Story About Audrey And Brad. You can hear each vowel sound when you pronounce the sound picture or the key word for that pattern.

Even though there are only five vowel letters, there are many different vowel sounds.

The letter w can also be used as part of a vowel pair (s aw, f ew, sn ow). In some words the letter y acts as vowel (m y, happ y) or as part of a vowel pair (pl ay, k ey, b oy).

The vowels in the English language are a, e, i, o, and u.

What is a long vowel