ends with a single vowel followed by a consonant
vowel sound is short
ex: cat, bed, mop
ends with a single vowel
vowel sound is long
ex: he, to, my
ends with a silent e
single consonant between vowel and silent e
vowel sound is long
ex: cape, mile, hope, cute
has two vowels making one sound
ex: rain, beast, coat, suit
at least one vowel followed by r
vowels are "controlled by" r to make different sounds
ar, er, ir, or, ur
ex: barn, herd, bird, short, turf
ends with consonant and -le
ex: apple, gentle, little, turtle