Choose the vowel digraph sentence that matches the picture

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

  • Joan and Lee feed the sheep.
  • Joan and Lee train the seal.

Look at the picture.

Joan and Lee train the seal.

  • Joan’s hair reaches her waist!
  • Joan’s sheep eats her sleeve!

Look at the picture.

Joan’s hair reaches her waist!

  • They are deep in the sea.
  • They are weak in the heat.

Look at the picture.

They are deep in the sea.

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