Question

day 3
underline the vowel team in each set of words. then, circle the word in each set that breaks the rule by not making the same vowel team sound.

1. each stream break please
2. waist said brain raise
3. brown tower gown grown
4. crouch mouth rough house
5. shawl lawyer yawn straw

Explanation:

1. In the first set, the vowel - team is "ea". In "each", "stream", and "please", "ea" makes a long - e sound, while in "break", "ea" makes a long - a sound.
2. In the second set, the vowel - team is "ai". In "waist", "brain", and "raise", "ai" makes a long - a sound, but in "said", "ai" makes a short - e sound.
3. In the third set, the vowel - team is "ow". In "brown", "tower", and "gown", "ow" makes a sound like /aʊ/, while in "grown", "ow" makes a long - o sound.
4. In the fourth set, the vowel - team is "ou". In "crouch", "mouth", and "house", "ou" makes a sound like /aʊ/, but in "rough", "ou" makes a sound like /ʌ/.
5. In the fifth set, the vowel - team is "aw". In "shawl", "lawyer", and "straw", "aw" makes a sound like /ɔː/, while in "yawn", "aw" can be pronounced with a different vowel sound in some dialects, but here we consider the "aw" in "yawn" as the odd - one - out as its pronunciation can vary more.

Answer:

1. Underline "ea" in each word; circle "break".
2. Underline "ai" in each word; circle "said".
3. Underline "ow" in each word; circle "grown".
4. Underline "ou" in each word; circle "rough".
5. Underline "aw" in each word; circle "yawn".