Lesson 12 Vowel Pattern (a-e, ay)

Skill: long (a) spelling pattern: (a-e) and (-ay)

Read the words listed below.

The “e” at the end of the word cake is silent. It is a signal that sits at the end of a word. It tells the first vowel to say its name. This rule is known as the magic "e" rule.

ape	game	place	snake
cake	grade	race	take
came	late	same	trade
chase	made	skate	whale

The vowels are a e i o u and sometimes y.

In the combination ay, y serves as a vowel.

When two vowels are adjacent, the first usually has its long sound while the second is silent. There's an easy rule for the combination of two vowels next to each other: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking, the second does the walking. The first vowel says its name, the second vowel is silent.

day	hay	pay	say	stray
clay	lay	play	spray	tray
gray	may	pray	stay	way

What are the two long (a) vowel patterns in the words listed above?

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Can you think of some more words that use the (a-e) or (-ay) pattern? Write them.

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Dictation/Spelling Practice for (a-e, -ay) words

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Read these sentences.

I came to the game late.
Did you see the ape chase the snake?
May the stray dog stay and play?
Is Jake in the same grade as Kate?
May I play on the bale of hay?
Did Kate make a cake?
I will trade this fake snake for a spade.
Ray, Kate, and Jake like to sway.
Kate put the clay on the gray tray.
Dale will have an x-ray today.
Is it okay to play in a skatepark?

Write two sentences. Use words that have the spelling patterns (a-e), (-ay) in each sentence

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Please illustrate one of your sentences.