Practice with Long Vowels

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1. Lengthen  the vowel in each word as you pronounce it: Play Audio 

Lay    Lee    lie    low    Lou

Say    see    sigh    sew    Sue

May   me     my    mow    moo

Tray   tree    try    throw   through

Pray   priest   price   prose   prove

2. Contrast the length or duration of vowels before voiceless and voiced consonants: Play Audio

   pace            pays

   cease           sees

   lice              lies

   coat            code

   root             rude

   race             raise

   leaf              leave

   life               live

   wrote          road

   suit              sued