Distinguish Long and Short Vowels
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2nd Grade ELA › Distinguish Long and Short Vowels
Look at the words: cap, bed, sit, hop, cake, bike, rope, tree. Which word has a long vowel sound?
bed
cake
cap
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: van, bed, sit, tub, rain, home, kite, see. Which word has a long vowel sound?
bed
tub
home
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: bat, red, pin, hop, cube, note, boat, tree. Which word has a short vowel sound?
cube
pin
boat
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: sad, pen, hit, cup, play, boat, kite, home. Which word has a long vowel sound?
hit
cup
play
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: bag, web, dig, hot, note, rope, tree, rain. Which word has a short vowel sound?
dig
tree
note
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: cat, pin, sun, hop, make, tree, rope, bike. Which word has a short vowel sound?
rope
sun
make
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: hat, net, pig, box, game, kite, home, feet. Which word has a long vowel sound?
net
kite
pig
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: tap, hen, fin, mop, day, see, bike, home. Which word has a long vowel sound?
day
mop
hen
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: map, jet, pig, fox, cake, rope, feet, bike. Which word has a short vowel sound?
feet
fox
cake
Explanation
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.'
Look at the words: pan, red, kit, bug, rain, boat, cube, feet. Which word has a short vowel sound?
bug
rain
cube
Explanation
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.'