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Sometimes two vowels work together as a vowel digraph. The first vowel in a vowel digraph says its name. It makes a long vowel sound. The second vowel is silent.

The vowel digraph ai makes the long a sound (/ā/).

Mail
Chain

The vowel digraphs ea and ee make the long e sound (/ē/).

Leaf
Sweep

The vowel digraph ie makes the long i sound (/ī/).

Pie
Tie

The vowel digraph oa makes the long o sound (/ō/).

Boat
Toast

The vowel digraph ue makes the long u sound (/ū/).

Glue
Blue

Learn with an example

boat

This picture shows the word boat. The vowel digraph oa makes a long o sound.

boat

peach

This picture shows the word peach. The vowel digraph ea makes a long e sound.

peach

leave

This picture shows the word leave. The vowel digraph ea makes a long e sound.

leave

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