Long /i/ Vowel Patterns

     Long vowel is the term used to refer to vowel sounds whose pronunciation is the same as its letter name. The five vowels of the English spelling system (a, e, i, o, and u) each have a corresponding long vowel sound. Long vowels are generally the easiest vowels for non-native English speakers to distinguish and pronounce correctly.  In previous lessons we had already seen the long sounds of a, e, o, u, so we only have the vowel i, and today is our focus.
The long i vowel sound can be spelled with various patterns.

 Both of these patterns have the sound of long (i). The vowel (i) followed by (gh), usually has a long (i) sound. Ej.:

blight	fight	insight	right
bright	flight	light	sigh
candlelight	flighty	lightning	sight
copyright	frighten	midnight	slight
daylight	high	might	thigh
delight	highjack	night	tight
enlighten	highness	plight	tonight

As you recall (-y) at the end of 2 syllable words, has a long (e) sound as in (any); (-y) at the end of 1 syllable words, has a long (i) sound as in (try). Ej.:

by	fly	my	sly
cry	fry	shy	try
dry	guy	sky	why

 To exercise this sound Spelling City gave the following list of words and there are the sentences of the writing practice.

-Pop is a kind of music.
-When he reaches adolescence, stop being a child.
-She listen more than normal because she is blind.
-The pilot landed the plane perfectly.
-Old photos remind me of you.
-I injured my thigh muscle doing excercise.
-The flight from Spain to Cuba lasts 9 hours.
-The lion is a stunning and mighty beast.
-You have no right to judge me without evidence.
-I'm in high school.