an opening of the mouth.
The vowels are a, e, i, o, u.
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closed syllable
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open syllable
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vowel teams
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A few examples of long and short
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There are 5 vowels.
They can be short (closed syllable) or long (open syllable)
or they can team up to make a long or short sound.
The vowels have a star over it on the alphabet line.
