Vowel Rules

Question 1

A, E, O, U mostly say /ā, ē, ō, ū/ at the end of a syllable.

I and Y mostly say /ĭ/ at the end of a syllable, but may say /ī/.

Answer 1

V 1

Question 2

SFE - The vowel sound changes because of the E.

Answer 2

V 2.1

Question 3

SFE - English words do not end with V, U, I, or J.

Answer 3

V 2.2

Question 4

SFE - C says /s/ and G says /j/ because of the E.

Answer 4

V 2.3

Question 5

SFE - Every syllable needs a written vowel.

Answer 5

V 2.4

Question 6

SFE - Avoid suffix confusion.

Answer 6

V 2.5

Question 7

SFE - Odd job E is for any other reason.

Answer 7

V 2.6

Question 8

I and O may say /ī/ and /ō/ before two consonants.

Answer 8

V 3.1

Question 9

O before R mostly says /ō/, but W before O-R changes /ōr/ to /er/.

Answer 9

V 3.2

Question 10

A commonly says /ä/ :
Before R

Answer 10

V 4.1

Question 11

Use I before E except after C, if we say /ā/, and in some exceptions:
neither - foreign - sovereign - forfeited - leisure or caffeine
weird - heifers - seize - either - counterfeit - protein or codeine

Answer 11

V 5

Question 12

A commonly says /ä/ :
At the end of a base word

Answer 12

V 4.2

Question 13

A commonly says /ä/ :
After /w/

Answer 13

V 4.3

Question 14

A commonly says /ä/ :
Before L + a consonant

Answer 14

V 4.4