Distinguish Long and Short Vowels - 2nd Grade Reading

  1. Look at the words: bat, red, pin, hop, cube, note, boat, tree. Which word has a short vowel sound?
    Answer: pin We need to find the short vowel sound. In 'pin,' the 'i' makes a quick 'ih' sound. Long vowels say their names like in 'cube' and 'boat.'
  2. Look at the words: cat, pin, sun, hop, make, tree, rope, bike. Which word has a short vowel sound?
    Answer: sun We need to find the short vowel sound. In 'sun,' the 'u' makes a quick 'uh' sound. Long vowels say their names like in 'rope' and 'make.'
  3. Look at the words: bag, web, dig, hot, note, rope, tree, rain. Which word has a short vowel sound?
    Answer: dig We need to find the short vowel sound. In 'dig,' the 'i' makes a quick 'ih' sound. Long vowels say their names like in 'note' and 'tree.'
  4. Look at the words: tap, hen, fin, mop, day, see, bike, home. Which word has a long vowel sound?
    Answer: day We need to find the long vowel sound. In 'day,' the 'ay' makes the long 'a' sound. Short vowels make quick sounds like in 'mop' and 'hen.'
  5. Look at the words: cap, bed, sit, hop, cake, bike, rope, tree. Which word has a long vowel sound?
    Answer: cake We need to find the long vowel sound. In 'cake,' the 'a' says its name like when you say the alphabet. Short vowels make quick sounds like in 'cap' and 'bed.'
  6. Look at the words: map, jet, pig, fox, cake, rope, feet, bike. Which word has a short vowel sound?
    Answer: fox We need to find the short vowel sound. In 'fox,' the 'o' makes a quick 'ah' sound. Long vowels say their names like in 'feet' and 'cake.'
  7. Look at the words: sad, pen, hit, cup, play, boat, kite, home. Which word has a long vowel sound?
    Answer: play We need to find the long vowel sound. In 'play,' the 'ay' makes the long 'a' sound. Short vowels make quick sounds like in 'cup' and 'hit.'
  8. Look at the words: hat, net, pig, box, game, kite, home, feet. Which word has a long vowel sound?
    Answer: kite We need to find the long vowel sound. In 'kite,' the 'i' says its name like 'eye.' Short vowels make quick sounds like in 'pig' and 'net.'
  9. Look at the words: pan, red, kit, bug, rain, boat, cube, feet. Which word has a short vowel sound?
    Answer: bug We need to find the short vowel sound. In 'bug,' the 'u' makes a quick 'uh' sound. Long vowels say their names like in 'rain' and 'cube.'
  10. Look at the words: van, bed, sit, tub, rain, home, kite, see. Which word has a long vowel sound?
    Answer: home We need to find the long vowel sound. In 'home,' the 'o' says its name like 'oh.' Short vowels make quick sounds like in 'tub' and 'bed.'

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