Long and Short Vowel Worksheet worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Matching Vowel Sounds" worksheet step by step.

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Step 1: Understand the Task

We are given a list of vowel sounds on the left (e.g., short a, long e, etc.) and a list of words on the right (a–j). We need to match each vowel sound with the correct word that has that sound.

We’re also given a vowel chart at the top to help us:

| Word | Sound |
|------|-----------|
| ape | long a |
| heel | long e |
| ice | long i |
| only | long o |
| use | long u |

And:

| Word | Sound |
|------|------------|
| act | short a |
| bet | short e |
| it | short i |
| pot | short o |
| up | short u |

This tells us:
- Long vowels: ape (long a), heel (long e), ice (long i), only (long o), use (long u)
- Short vowels: act (short a), bet (short e), it (short i), pot (short o), up (short u)

Now let’s go through each item.

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Step 2: Match Each Vowel Sound to the Correct Word

We’ll look at each number and find the word from the list (a–j) that matches the vowel sound.

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#### 1. short a
- Look for a word with short a sound.
- From the chart: "act" has short a → but "act" isn't in the answer choices.
- Check the options:
- a. gum → /gʌm/ → short u? No, it’s short u
- b. after → /ˈæftər/ → starts with short a
- c. easy → /ˈiːzi/ → long e
- d. kid → /kɪd/ → short i
- e. nest → /nest/ → short e
- f. nose → /noʊz/ → long o
- g. page → /peɪdʒ/ → long a
- h. fine → /faɪn/ → long i
- i. hot → /hɑt/ → short o
- j. huge → /hjuːdʒ/ → long u

✔ "after" has short a → b. after

→ Answer: 1. b

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#### 2. long a
- Words with long a sound like “ape” or “cake”
- Look at options:
- g. page → /peɪdʒ/ → long a
- b. after → short a
- Others don’t have long a

✔ "page" → g. page

→ Answer: 2. g

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#### 3. short e
- Like “bet”
- Options:
- e. nest → /nest/ → short e
- c. easy → long e
- b. after → short a
- f. nose → long o

✔ "nest" → e. nest

→ Answer: 3. e

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#### 4. long e
- Like “heel”
- Options:
- c. easy → /ˈiːzi/ → long e
- e. nest → short e
- f. nose → long o

✔ "easy" → c. easy

→ Answer: 4. c

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#### 5. short i
- Like “it”
- Options:
- d. kid → /kɪd/ → short i
- h. fine → long i

✔ "kid" → d. kid

→ Answer: 5. d

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#### 6. long i
- Like “ice”
- Options:
- h. fine → /faɪn/ → long i
- d. kid → short i

✔ "fine" → h. fine

→ Answer: 6. h

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#### 7. short o
- Like “pot”
- Options:
- i. hot → /hɑt/ → short o
- f. nose → long o

✔ "hot" → i. hot

→ Answer: 7. i

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#### 8. long o
- Like “only”
- Options:
- f. nose → /noʊz/ → long o
- i. hot → short o

✔ "nose" → f. nose

→ Answer: 8. f

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#### 9. short u
- Like “up”
- Options:
- a. gum → /gʌm/ → short u
- j. huge → long u

✔ "gum" → a. gum

→ Answer: 9. a

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#### 10. long u
- Like “use”
- Options:
- j. huge → /hjuːdʒ/ → long u
- a. gum → short u

✔ "huge" → j. huge

→ Answer: 10. j

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✔ Final Answers:

1. b
2. g
3. e
4. c
5. d
6. h
7. i
8. f
9. a
10. j

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🔤 Summary Table:

| # | Vowel Sound | Matched Word | Letter |
|---|-------------|--------------|--------|
| 1 | short a | after | b |
| 2 | long a | page | g |
| 3 | short e | nest | e |
| 4 | long e | easy | c |
| 5 | short i | kid | d |
| 6 | long i | fine | h |
| 7 | short o | hot | i |
| 8 | long o | nose | f |
| 9 | short u | gum | a |
|10 | long u | huge | j |

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✔ Answer Key:

```
1. b
2. g
3. e
4. c
5. d
6. h
7. i
8. f
9. a
10. j
```

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