Special Sounds au /aw , ea as short e , ey /ie as long e

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]Hello everyone. Let us explore about special sounds in this video.

[00:00:05]Today we will discuss about the group one special sounds. So, if you see there are colors given here. See, special colors like first two boxes one color, third box with one color, fourth [snorts] and fifth with same color. So, why the colors are given in this manner is a u and a w makes the same sound aw. It is nothing but it's a short u sound, but you have to drag it a bit. Like in the example, c aw s, cause. d aw, draw. So, what is the sound of a u and a w?

[00:00:45]Aw.

[00:00:46]Coming to the third box.

[00:00:48]Sometimes e a actually e a sounds as long e, e, but in some cases, in some words, it acts as short e sound like in b e d, bread. s p e d, spread. t h r e t, threat. There is a special spelling rule for the particular short e sound of e a.

[00:01:15]We will explore in the future videos.

[00:01:18]Coming to the next two boxes.

[00:01:20]e y and i e. So, why i e is a special sound here is i e generally sounds as long i. That is i, like in the example t i, tie.

[00:01:36]But here it is not i, it sounds as long e. So, how it sounds? sh e l d, shield.

[00:01:47]So, here it is not working as long i, but it is working as long e.

[00:01:53]So, [snorts] let us explore the sounds again. e y makes the sound e. i e makes the sound e.

[00:02:02]Now, from the starting a u and a w makes the same sound aw.

[00:02:08]e y and i e makes the same sound e. Long means you have to drag the sound.

[00:02:16]e a sounds as e.

[00:02:19]That as short e. But generally e a and i e are long vowel sounds. But in special cases only they acts as sometimes as short and sometimes as long. We will explore in the coming videos with more detailed examples. Thank you.