Long Vowel I
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Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the long vowel I.
Learn words with Long Vowel i (CVCe), -ice, -ike, -ine.
Learn words with IE, I-E, -IGH, and -Y.
Learning the Long “I” Sound
The long “I” sound (/aɪ/) is one of the key vowel sounds in English. This sound occurs when the letter “I” says its name, as in the word ice.
Common Spelling Patterns for Long “I”
I_E: Silent “E” at the end of a word makes the “I” long.
Examples: kite, time, fine, line, pine
IGH: Commonly appears in the middle of words.
Examples: high, light, night, right, sigh
Y: Found at the end of one-syllable words.
Examples: cry, fly, try, shy, sky
IE: Found in some words.
Examples: pie, lie, tie, die
I (Open Syllable): The “I” is long when it appears at the end of an open syllable.
Examples: idea, tiger, spider, item
The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the long i sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning with the long i sound.
Songs and stories to learn the long “I” sound.
Long Vowel I Song
Long I sound
How to make the “long i” sound?
Learn words that contain the long i vowel.
Letter I - Long Vowel Sound
Phonics Word RAP
Long Vowel i (CVCe)
-ice, -ike, -ine
The Long I sound
‘-igh-’, ‘-ie-’ and ‘-i-e-’ and the words bright, light, night, pie, tie, like, shine and fine.
Long i sound
Words with IE, I-E, -IGH, -Y
Learn the Sounds of the Letters
Learning Short Vowels
| Short Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Short A | Short E | Short I |
| Short O | Short U | Short Vowels |
Learning Long Vowels
| Long Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Long A | Long E | Long I |
| Long O | Long U | Y (vowel) |
| Long Vowels | Short, Long Vowels | |
Compare Short & Long Vowels
| Short & Long Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Short & Long A | Short & Long E | Short & Long I |
| Short & Long O | Short & Long U | |
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