Long a words for first graders

Long Vowel Sounds: Word Lists & Activities

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In this post, I’m breaking down long vowel sounds (or long vowel words) to help you teach them when working with struggling readers and spellers.

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What is a long vowel sound?

Long vowel sounds are vowels that are pronounced the same as their name. You’ll often hear teachers say that long vowels “say their name”.

Long vowels are very common but they can be tricky because there are so many spellings for each long vowel sound.

There are actually 4 ways to make long vowel sounds:

1. Vowels at the end of a syllable make the long sound. For example, in the words me and halo (ha-lo) the vowels are all at the end of a syllable so they make the long sound.
2. Silent e makes the previous vowel long. The words bike and phone have a silent e at the end that makes the previous vowel long.
3. Vowel teams can make the long sound. Vowel teams work together to make one sound, and usually, it’s a long vowel sound. For example, boat and meat both have vowel teams that make the long sound.
4. I or O can be long when they come before two consonants. In words like cold and mind, i and o make a long vowel sound.

Long Vowel Words

Long vowel sound words are words that have vowels that say their name. Below are a few examples:

• Long a – baby, cake, rain, day, they, weigh
• Long e – me, eve, hear, meet, piece, candy
• Long i – silent, bike, light, my
• Long o – go, home, toe, boat, snow
• Long u – music, mule, pew, feud

Long A Sound

The long a sound can be represented by 8 different spelling patterns:

1. a – baby
2. a_e – cake
3. ai – rain
4. ay – play
5. ei – reindeer
6. eigh – weight
7. ea – steak
8. ey – they

Learn more about teaching the long a sound here, and check out my Long A Words Activities & Worksheets for printable activities.

Long E Sound

The long e sound can be represented by 8 different spelling patterns:

1. e – be
2. e_e – eve
3. ee – meet
4. ea – beach
5. ei – protein
6. ie – piece
7. ey – key
8. y – candy

For ideas, tips, and tricks when teaching the long e sound, read this post all about teaching the long e vowel sound, and check out my Long E Words Activities & Worksheets for printable activities.

Long I Sound

The long i sound can be represented by 6 different spelling patterns:

1. i – silent
2. i_e – shine
3. ie – pie
4. igh – light
5. y – my
6. y_e – type

You can learn more about teaching the long I sound in this post. And check out my Long I Worksheets set in my shop for printable activities on the long i sound.

Long O Sound

The long o sound can be represented by 5 different spelling patterns:

1. o – go
2. o_e – phone
3. oe – toe
4. oa – boat
5. ow – snow

You can learn more about teaching long o words and check out my long o worksheets.

Long U Sound

The long u has two sounds: yoo (/y/ /oo/) and oo (/oo/).

The long u sound can be represented by 7 different spelling patterns:

1. u – music
2. u_e – mule
3. ue – rescue
4. eu – feud
5. ew – few
6. oo – food
7. ou – soup

Learn more about teaching the long u sound here.

Tips for teaching the long vowel sounds

Teach one spelling pattern at a time!

I don’t mean one vowel sound, but just one spelling pattern. So for example, if you’re working on long a, you would work on the spelling pattern a silent e (cake, same, cave) until students have mastered it, then move on to ai, and so on. You should not be teaching multiple spelling patterns together, even though they make the same sound.

I know that most programs out there combine all the long vowel sound spelling patterns into one lesson, especially in spelling lists, but this does not work for struggling readers. You need to break it down for them and only do one at a time.

Teach the syllable types.

Because syllables have a lot to do with whether vowels make the short or long sound, if students do not already know the 6 syllable types then teach them along with the long vowel sound.

Here are resources for each syllable type:

• closed syllable
• open syllable
• final silent e syllable
• vowel team syllable
• r combination syllable
• consonant le syllable

Use a variety of activities to practice each spelling pattern.

Games, dictation, word sorts, memory or matching with flashcards, word hunts, textured writing, body spelling, and bingo are all fun ways to practice the long vowel sounds.

The main activity that is often overlooked is dictation. It seems so simple but the task involves listening to a word, deciding on the spelling, and transferring that info to written form. These are all skills that struggling readers need to practice.

Teach the spelling generalizations.

Some of the long vowel spelling patterns are spelling rules that make it easy to remember.

For example, ai is usually found at the beginning or middle of a syllable, and ay is usually found at the end of a syllable. [Examples: rain, aim, play, daytime]

Here is another example with long o: oa is usually found at the beginning or middle of a word, and ow is usually found at the end. [Examples: boat, coach, snow]

Long Vowel Word List

I made these word lists to help teach the long vowels. I find it handy to have these on hand when playing phonics games or planning activities for long vowel lessons.

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Delilah Orpi

Delilah Orpi is the founder of Thrive Literacy Corner. She has a Bachelor's degree in Special Education, a Master's degree in TESOL, and is a member of the International Dyslexia Association. She is an experienced educator and literacy specialist trained in Orton Gillingham and Lindamood Bell. Delilah creates literacy resources for educators and parents and writes to create awareness about dyslexia and effective literacy instruction based on the science of reading.

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Long A Sound, List of Long A Words and Worksheets

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The long a sound can be spelled several ways. The magic e or final e and the open syllable are the most common ways. In addition, the long a sound can be represented in 2 vowel teams (“ai” and “ay”). Of course, there will be exceptions or odd balls- the irregular vowel team (“ei”).

Five Ways to Spell the Long A Sound

1. Magic E (VCe or a_e)

The magic E rule states when a word contains the letter “e” at the end, it is usually silent and the preceding vowel says its name (long sound), e.g., cake and date.

2. Vowel Team – AI

The vowel team rule states when two vowels go walking the first does the talking and the second vowel is silent. The combination of both an “a” and an “i” (double vowels) results in the long a sound. There are many AI words, e.g., maid, brain and paint.

3. Vowel Team – AY

As noted above, when two vowels go walking the first does the talking. The combination of both an “a” and “y” can result in the long a sound. The AY words, e.g., day and say, are not as plentiful as the AI words.

4. Irregular Vowel Team – EI

The vowel team rule states when two vowels go walking the first does the talking and the second vowel is silent. Like most things in life, there are exceptions. The combination of the vowels “e” and “i” can result in the long a sound, e.g., eight, sleigh, neigh and weigh.

5. Open Syllable – Long A

An open syllable occurs when a vowel is at the end of the syllable (it is not closed by a consonant), e.g., A/pril and ha/zy.

Long A Words

The table below contains 169 long A words. The words are categorized into one of the five ways the long a sound can be spelled – Magic E Rule, Vowel Teams (2), Irregular Vowel Team and Open Syllable.

Long A Worksheets

We created 30 worksheets to assist a child in learning the various ways the long A sound can be spelled.

Source: Fry, E. B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading
Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass

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The longest words in the Russian language

The Russian language is considered quite difficult, compared, for example, with German or English, although Scandinavian languages ​​are probably in the first place in terms of the degree of difficulty in pronouncing words.

There are many long words in it. If we talk about the longest, then in the Guinness Book of Records the longest word in the Russian language is declared "X-ray electrocardiographic" , it has 33 characters. It was the record of 1933. And in 2003 it was replaced by a word of 35 characters - "highly contemplative" .

Chemistry is a storehouse of the longest words
Although their leadership is formally recognized, in analytical chemistry there are simply huge names of substances, since they are built according to a certain scheme. For example, the adjective "tetrahydropyranylcyclopentyltetrahydropyridine" consists of 55 letters. Or "methoxychlorodiethylaminomethylbutylaminoacridine" - 44 characters.

Another example: the prefix "great-" can be used in a concept that indicates the degree of relationship, many times - "greatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgreatgrandfather" . Theoretically, this word can be stretched indefinitely. Word formations from numerals that denote certain quantities can also be extremely long: “thousand nine hundred and seven six centimeter networks” - 43 characters. However, regarding all these examples, philologists are still arguing whether to consider them the longest words in the Russian language. They are not universally used, and the possibility of making endless designs distinguishes them from the bulk. nine0003

The longest verbs and other parts of speech
If we talk about verbs, then the longest words are “re-examine” and “internationalize” , they contain 24 letters, if you form word forms with an ending from them, for example , "-ing" , then you get 25 letters. In the longest nouns - "misanthropy" and "excellency" - also 24 letters each - you can create word forms in the plural, and you get 26 letters (although the first word is not used in the plural). Among animate nouns, the most letters - 21 each - in words "eleventh grader" and "clerk" . The longest interjection recorded in Russian dictionaries is "physical education hello" .

We are used to the fact that prepositions and conjunctions are short words, but the word “respectively” falls out of the general row, it has 14 letters. The situation is similar with adverbs - there is only one long adverb "unsatisfactory" , consisting of 19 letters.

Some argue whether nouns and adjectives with hyphens can be considered as the longest words in the Russian language, because they are “glued together” artificially, but still let's pay attention to them: in word "agricultural engineering" - 38 characters, and in "stubber-bulldozer-loader" - 31. Similar words include an adjective (although it is without a hyphen) "electrophotosemiconductor" - 28 characters and "water and mud peat paraffin treatment » - 29 characters. The longest food word formation - out of 38 characters - "bread sausage kindly productive" . The word is funny, but at the same time noted in an authoritative source - the spelling dictionary of the Russian Academy of Sciences (responsible ed. V. V. Lopatin). nine0003

The longest words in literature
If we recall classical literature, Nikolai Leskov has in one of his popular stories the word “in a wise way” . Interestingly, no one can reliably explain what it means - most likely, Leskov himself invented it.

Probably the longest abbreviation will also make an indelible impression on you: "NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBORMONIMONKOH-OTDTEHSTROMONT" . We will not list the full name of this institute - it will take a whole paragraph. Imagine how difficult it was for the employees of this scientific institution to name their position or place of work if necessary.

An interesting fact - there is an extremely long word for phobia - the fear of just long words! It sounds like this: hippopotomomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (37 characters). By the way, this is actually a Latin term "hippopotomomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" , which is recognized as the longest word in the world.

The most difficult words
Many interesting facts can be found about the most difficult words in the Russian language. For example, it is generally accepted that three "e" are only in the word "long-necked" . Meanwhile, there is also snake-eater . You can also find words starting with “Y” in dictionaries - “Ytyk-kuyol” , “Ygyatta” , “Ynykchansky” and so on. All of them are difficult to pronounce due to unusual combinations of letters for us. There are plenty of other difficult-to-pronounce words in the Russian language. They are especially inconvenient for announcers or lecturers, whose job is just to pronounce texts aloud. In particular, these words include the words "benefited" , "preceded" , "participated" , "beneficial" , "Novodolashsky" . The words "euphemism" , "county palatine" , "pre-holiday" cannot be called simple either.

This is how it is - the Russian language, rich in long words.

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Poems about September 1st for first graders

On September 1, as is tradition, all students go to school to start their new school year. September 1 is joy and smiles, a sea of ​​flowers and balloons. But along with September 1, new worries, new chores come into the life of every new student, first grader. It is necessary not only to get ready for school, but also to learn your first school poem about September 1 - the first school day. Children are different, someone will remember a long poem, and for whom only a quatrain will be enough, but for each and every one we have prepared wonderful poems for this holiday. Poems are suitable for a school holiday line, and for speaking to a teacher at a classroom hour. nine0003

Short poems for first-graders

L. Levina
First-graders

Lace blouses,
White shirts,
Mischievous faces -
These are first-graders!
To school in a row
Everyone is carrying bouquets:
- We are going to study,
Goodbye, summer!

***

V. Moruga
What awaits me at school

Will not be lazy at school,
There I will go to a new country
Deeds and knowledge and skills
I will start the journey. nine0004 Nature is waiting - forest and field!
After all, we will go on a hike more than once ...
Fives are waiting for me at school
The whole first class is waiting for me!

***

V. Stepanov
The first of September

The street became a river,
Ringing, festive, colorful.
The distance is blue...
Primers and diaries
We took it on the road.
We are walking into the first class -
The whole country is looking at us!

***

B. Yasnogorodsky
1 September

Wearing a red fox fur coat
Autumn will knock.
Decorate with leaves
Primer page.
Joyfully flowers
The school will meet us.
And walk with us
Mothers in the first class.

***

I. Remenin
September

leaves -
Time to fall,
Birds -
Time to fly away,
Blag in the fog,
Wind in the trumpeters.
Sun - cool,
Clouds - pour,
We are with you -
Go to study:
Write letters with numbers,
Read the primer by syllables!

***

New shoes, white shirts,
A sea of ​​beautiful flowers!
It's colorful here we are - first-graders,
Everyone is ready to study!
A new teacher, kind and strict,
He will come to us with a smile,
He will show the way to new knowledge,
He will lead you to a fairy-tale world! ©

Poems for first-graders on the line

This collection of poems is intended for performance at the solemn line in honor of September 1st. The verses are quite long, before you give them to your child to memorize, make sure that he is ready to learn such a long poem. Stay close when he tells, the first grader may forget a word or line from excitement, and you will tell. nine0003

T. Bokova
First time in the first class

Autumn is in the yard.
Birds flew south.
So, it's time for the kids
Put books in briefcases.
For the first time they enter the classroom.
Newly settled first-graders.
Can't take my eyes off
From the spacious bright school.
All for desks. Here is the notebook.
We boldly picked up pens...
Stop running and playing,
We'll take care of adult business!
Let them ask us at the blackboard -
We will proudly answer everyone:
We are students now,
Not little children!

***

A. Stroylo
First-class guys

All the good things we have
They call it first class.

Passengers are safe
Taking flight,
If the pilot is first class,
First class aircraft.

Here is a builder - first class!
He built the first class!
In first-class houses
Winter will not settle.

First-class teacher
Strict with first-graders:
"Put the toys away,
The lesson is about to begin!"

From Kamchatka to Arbat
On this day in our country
First-class guys
Entering the first class!

***

S. Oleksiak
September 1

Good morning, red cat!
Good morning birds!
The school year has begun,
I'm going to study!

I take my mother by the hand -
She is a little scared.
I remember on the go
About yesterday's affairs.

How my friend and I went
Over the four seas,
How they made a snowball,
Rejoicing and arguing.

And with caps on one side,
Rushing on the carousel,
How we waited for this day -
The first day of autumn!

***

Z. Serashova
First time in the first class

Autumn as a red cat
Wanders behind the window,
With a yellow leaf
Jumps over bumps.

Clouds in the blue sky
Tickled by the sides,
Gathered them in a heap
And made a cloud. nine0003

Wait a little,
Don't get wet!
It's the first time today
I'm going to the first class.

Autumn nodded at me,
winked slyly.
It gushed like from a barrel,
Downpour... from leaves.

Happy holiday!
Hello, our school!

***

N. Galishnikova
The first of September

The wind, like a pianist,
Knocked on the window.
Like an envelope, yellow sheet
Threw it into my palm. nine0004 Spills around
The sound of the bell is cheerful.
Birds are drawn to the south,
First-graders - to school.

I put on in the morning
White shirt.
Now it's time for me to go to school,
I became a first-grader.
Many things await us at school,
And there are many lessons.

School road will lead everyone to success.

***

V. Gvozdev
First of September

What a day! It's like summer!
Here we have such a September.
I love him for it
And especially now.

Next to dad, next to mom!
I am holding a bouquet in my hands.
We got up early today,
Earlier than the earliest birds.

I've been waiting for this for a long time in the morning,
I almost didn't close my eyes.
I walk proudly to school,
To the most important first class!

***

N. Knushevitskaya
Hello, school!

The cheerful bell will ring,
And the notebook will be opened.
Here is the school, here is the school
Calls us again. nine0003

Somewhere your favorite ball is sleeping,
Every student again.
The problem book is smiling,
And the diary is waiting for the fives.

We don't go fishing.
The bell is pouring.
Goodbye, jump rope,
Forest, clearing, stream.

New knapsack behind my back,
Five lessons ahead.
Hello school, hello school!
No more time to play!

***

M. Kazarina
First class tomorrow!

Summer left behind,
From the calendar at us
September looks like a colored leaf,
And tomorrow - in the first class!

Farewell, beloved kindergarten,
A briefcase is waiting in the hallway,
New boots are standing,
They are looking at the door with their noses.

A jacket hangs on a hanger,
Like an important gentleman,
A student will put it on -
My grown-up son!

While he is still fast asleep,
But from early morning,
When the alarm rings,
He will be picked up, swirled,
School time!

***

L. Firsova-Sapronova
First grader

Briefcase, flowers in hands; and bows in pigtails. ..
I'm not going, I'm soaring! My soul is a titmouse.

Delight lives in the eyes, and I am all wide open...
Everyone is looking at me, because I am a first-grader!

The sun sends me greetings! And I'm shining too,
And the eyes of my mother and passers-by are shining.

And friends sing a song for me about school

At the desk for the first time... and suddenly I felt anxious,
But here the family is my class, and here you can live without your mother.

The teacher is here - our second mother:
- To the world of knowledge - good luck! – she told us with a smile…

***

Agniya Barto
First-grader

First-grader, first-grader,
Dressed up like for a holiday,
Didn’t even look into a puddle, looked around and went.
Ears washed to a shine,
Scarlet mushroom on the lid of the satchel. nine0004 Yes, and he himself, like a fungus,
Looking sideways from under his cap:
Does everyone see, does everyone know,
Does everyone sigh with envy?

***

L. Firsova-Sapronova
First grader

Bought a satchel, books,
Notebooks and a diary.
I was just a boy,
Now I'm a student!

It's interesting to study,
I want to know everything,
In the celestial galaxies
Count all the stars.

Pro North, Antarctica,
Deserts and seas,
About the secret of Atlantis
I learn a lot.

The teacher will help us
And explain the lesson,
How to divide, multiply
And know everything by heart.

Will teach you to be friends with a book,
As with a friend, but now,
Girls and boys,
The bell is calling! - Everyone in class!

***

G. Georgiev
First-class student

Knapsack, copybooks, notebooks -
Everything has been in order for a long time!
Today is my first time
I'm going to the first class! nine0004 I'm seven years old,
And I'm not happier!
Look, what a miracle -
My first-class bouquet!
I have a primer in my briefcase
Both notebooks and a diary!
I'm actually now -
First-class student!

***

V. Rudenko

We were preschoolers,
We went to kindergarten.
We made clay
Both horses and rabbits…
We know a little letter,
We learned to count.
We count on our fingers:

One, two, three, four, five…
And now, now
Open the door for us, school!
Give us as soon as possible
Painted primers!
We want to learn quickly,
Make friends with the primer!
From page to page
We will read it by spring!
We will learn before the summer
Draw, write, count,
And always in all subjects
We will receive five!
And now, now
Open the door for us, school!
Accept us at school:
Hello, we are
First class!

***

Comic poems for first-graders

V. Kodryan
Tomorrow, September 1

Mom, and dad, and I are worried,
Our family is worried all evening.
Everything is ready for a long time - both the uniform and the bow.
And miracle flowers adorn the sideboard.
And mother is confused: “Is everything all right?” -
And again I ironed the folds on the form.
And dad forgot completely from excitement -
To the cat, instead of porridge, he thumped jam.
I am also worried, and even trembling,
I've been following my mom and dad all evening:
“Set an alarm so we don't oversleep.
For six hours or better for five.
Mom said to me: “Don't be naive -
I'm thinking about how to fall asleep today!
You will go to school tomorrow for the first time.
Everything is changing tomorrow in our lives.”

Poems for first-graders boys

Early-early in the morning
The whole big street
Looking out of the windows from the houses -
Admiring the boy.
Who is this handsome
Walking down the street? nine0004 Who is it so proudly
Carrying a rucksack?
Who is happy,
With white flowers,
Steps very carefully
New shoes?
Who has this
White shirt?
Admire the street -
This is a first grader! (Grosheva I. )

***

I lead my mother by the hand,
How big now!
I'm going to school,
For the very first time!
“Don't worry,” I say, “
My mother!
Everything is already in the primer
I know the letters!
How to count to ten,
Father taught.
Don't worry, don't be sad,
Well done!
We will cross the road
At the green light.
There is a friend Artyom walking,
He is carrying a bouquet.
Tanya leads her grandmother,
And Maxim - father.
After all, today
School by the porch is waiting for all of us!” (Kapustyuk N.)

***

Poems from first graders to the teacher

Let's not forget the teachers, they are also very pleased with the attention. On September 1, every first grader meets their first teacher! And for the teacher, this moment is also very exciting: what will the class be like, are they obedient, what is the level of preparation for school, are there any problem children? And he will be very pleased with congratulations from both children and parents of new students.

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