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?
cake
cap
bed
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?
tub
home
bed
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?
pin
boat
cube
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?
cup
play
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?
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?
make
rope
sun
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?
pig
kite
net
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?
mop
day
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?
fox
cake
feet
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
cube
rain
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.'