Maddy's Connecticut Diary Short Vowel Sounds 26.1 /a/ sound Vowel Diphthongs 38 /ow/ sound Phonics - Consonant Blends After the American Civil War The Foolish Lion and the Wise Rabbit The Elephant and the Hare Long Vowel Sounds 32.3a /ē/ sound Long Vowel Sounds 32.2c /ē/ sound Grade Two Reflexive Pronouns