CHAPTER 3.1: Long Vowels

            Long vowels are vowel sounds that are longer than normal, or short, vowels. There are five long vowels that are different from the six short vowels. These vowels have distinct differences in quality, for example the position of the tongue and the lips. Phonemic symbols for long vowel sounds have two dots /:/ to indicate length. It is important not to omit the length mark /:/ because it helps learners to remember the length difference.

Examples of Long Vowel Words
Long 'a'	Long 'e'	Long 'i'	Long 'o'	Long 'u'
snail whale lake name page	heat key leaf peach free	size smile time dice bike	cone dose globe coat rose	duke flute cube glue fruit

REFERENCES:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/knowledge-database/long-vowels

http://www.pronuncian.com/materials/podcasts/Episode_8.aspx

http://www.examples-help.org.uk/english-grammar/vowels.htm

http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/basic_spelling_rules.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY6EZjcDZdA