Short Vowels 2 | PreK-K Letters & Sounds Special | 27m 5s | CC In this lesson Julia starts by doing a mindful moment Rainbow Breathing exercise and discusses some learning strategies to use in school.

But the problem is, English has twenty vowel sounds, and we use these five letters of the alphabet to represent them. As a result, the same letter is used to represent several different vowel sounds.

Of course, as a result, vowels are used sparingly in most words. Too many vowels together become vacuous and insubstantial; we are left with little to pronounce.

The Sounds of English: Long vowels These videos show you how to pronounce long vowels in English.