
Each single vowel can represent two main sounds, the short sound and the long sound.In some cases, a vowel pattern can represent more than one sound.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.

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.
