Short and Long Vowel Worksheet for students to practice identifying vowel sounds.

Explanation:
We need to decide for each word whether the vowel sound is short or long.
Remember:
- A short vowel sound is the “quick” sound you hear in words like *cat*, *bed*, *sit*, *hot*, *cup*.
- A long vowel sound is when the vowel says its own name — like *cake* (a says “ay”), *see* (e says “ee”), *bike* (i says “igh”), *go* (o says “oh”), *cute* (u says “you”).

Let’s go word by word and pick the correct sound:

1. bake → *a* sounds like “ay” → long a
2. ape → *a* sounds like “ay” → long a
3. heel → *ee* = long e → long e
4. ice → *i* sounds like “igh” → long i
5. only → *o* sounds like “oh” → long o
6. use → *u* sounds like “you” → long u
7. act → *a* sounds like “ah” (as in cat) → short a
8. bet → *e* sounds like “eh” (as in bed) → short e
9. it → *i* sounds like “ih” (as in sit) → short i
10. let → *e* sounds like “eh” → short e
11. pot → *o* sounds like “ah” (as in hot) → short o
12. up → *u* sounds like “uh” (as in cup) → short u
13. ride → *i* sounds like “igh” → long i
14. rain → *ai* makes long a (“ay”) → long a
15. use (again) → same as #6 → long u
16. stand → *a* = “ah” → short a
17. throw → *o* = “oh” → long o
18. fall → *a* = “ah” → short a

Now, let’s list each word with its correct choice:

- bake → long a
- ape → long a
- heel → long e
- ice → long i
- only → long o
- use → long u
- act → short a
- bet → short e
- it → short i
- let → short e
- pot → short o
- up → short u
- ride → long i
- rain → long a
- use → long u
- stand → short a
- throw → long o
- fall → short a

That’s all 18 items.

Final Answer:
bake: long a
ape: long a
heel: long e
ice: long i
only: long o
use: long u
act: short a
bet: short e
it: short i
let: short e
pot: short o
up: short u
ride: long i
rain: long a
use: long u
stand: short a
throw: long o
fall: short a