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Short or Long Vowel? Worksheet
Name each picture and circle Long or Short for its vowel sound.
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Short or Long Vowel?
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Name each picture. Circle Long or Short for its vowel sound.
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About this worksheet
Each vowel has a short sound, like the a in cat, and a long sound that says its name, like the a in cake.
Hearing the difference comes before spelling it. A child who can tell that cake has a long a is ready to learn why it ends in a silent e, and why cat doesn't.
A worked example
A picture of a cake. Long or Short?
- Say the word slowly: cake.
- Listen to the vowel in the middle: /ā/.
- The a says its own name, so it is long.
- Circle Long.
Answer: Long
The common mistake
What it looks like: Choosing by how long the word is, so a word like rabbit gets called long.
Why it happens: "Long" sounds as if it means a long word, or a sound held out for a long time.
How to fix it: Ask one question: does the vowel say its name? A says "ay" in cake, but not in cat.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
A printed page and a pencil. No screen, no login for your child. Snap a photo when they’re done: AI scores it, and what they missed comes back on the sheets that follow.
- Mon Short or Long Vowel?
- Tue What they missed, back again
- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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