Question

7 long vowels
★ listen
the sound of long a /ā/ has six spelling patterns. listen and repeat the words.
ea
great
ai
bald
ey
they
ey
hay
ei
eight
another spelling pattern is ace. a/consonant/silent e
cave, gate
listen to the paragraphs. circle the words with the long a sound.
for my birthday, my parents gave me a stamp album.
i check all our mail now. our neighbors save stamps for
me, too. you can also buy stamps online. i have to pay for
them myself. i trade stamps with other collectors, too.
my friends collect all kinds of things. maya collects
rocks. some are plain, but others are quite beautiful. rochelle
has been collecting coins for eight months. her collection already
contains a rare 1914 penny. dave has a great collection of baseball
cards. his dad collects old toy trains and planes, too.
★ write
on the line in front of each definition, write the correct circled word from above.
__________ 1 people who live near one another
__________ 2 connected lines of cars pulled along a track
__________ 3 to put aside for the future
__________ 4 to give money for something
__________ 5 a game played with a ball and bat

Explanation:

1. "people who live near one another" corresponds to "neighbors" (from "Our neighbors save...").
2. "connected lines of cars pulled along a track" corresponds to "trains" (from "old toy trains...").
3. "to put aside for the future" corresponds to "save" (from "Our neighbors save stamps...").
4. "to give money for something" corresponds to "pay" (from "I have to pay for them...").
5. "a game played with a ball and bat" corresponds to "baseball" (from "great collection of baseball cards").

Answer:

1. neighbors
2. trains
3. save
4. pay
5. baseball