1. Choose the long A sound and the long I sound.
2. Learn the patterns and rules for the long A sound and for the long I sound.
3. Select a word. In this example, when you click on the word lake, the program will automatically select the word like.
4. You can press 1, 2, or 3 to play the word lake, like, or look respectively. You can press the space bar to play the long A sound or the long I sound depending on which list box is selected.

Let's try the word lane. For more practice words like lake and lane, please click here.

If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.

You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about whether you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.