Distinguish Long and Short Vowels
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2nd Grade Reading › 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
cap
cake
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: cat, pin, sun, hop, make, tree, rope, bike. Which word has a short vowel sound?
sun
rope
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
pig
kite
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
hen
mop
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
cake
fox
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.'
Look at the words: bat, red, pin, hop, cube, note, boat, tree. Which word has a short vowel sound?
pin
cube
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?
play
cup
hit
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?
note
tree
dig
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: van, bed, sit, tub, rain, home, kite, see. Which word has a long vowel sound?
home
bed
tub
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.'