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
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: van, bed, sit, tub, rain, home, kite, see. Which word has a long vowel sound?
tub
bed
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?
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?
dig
note
tree
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?
sun
make
rope
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
hen
day
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?
rain
bug
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.'