We are moving on to the trickier long vowels now. Each new word set will include words that have short vowels, words that have a long vowel with silent e at the end, and words that have a vowel pair, and also a couple of oddballs (words that do not follow the rules). The most important reason for practicing these words is to help the kids recognize the long vowel sounds in words as they read.
Short a / long a_e / long ai
space, black, rain, paint, blame, chain, flash, brain, (oddballs) said, want
Short a / long a_e / long ai
space, black, rain, paint, blame, chain, flash, brain, (oddballs) said, want