10 Printable Long Vowel Words Worksheets. 1st-2nd Grade ELA ... - Free Printable

It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Long Vowels" that asks students to identify which word in each row has the long vowel sound. The instructions are:

> "Read each word. Which word has the long vowel sound? Color in the bubble next to the correct answer."

Let’s go through each row and determine which word has the long vowel sound (i.e., the vowel sounds like its name: /ā/, /ē/, /ī/, /ō/, /ū/).

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1. act, ape, bed, dig

- act – short a /æ/
- ape – long a /ā/ → "a" as in "cake"
- bed – short e /ɛ/
- dig – short i /ɪ/

✔ Answer: ape

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2. snail, cop, bug, ask

- snail – long a /ā/ → "ai" makes the long a sound
- cop – short o /ɒ/
- bug – short u /ʌ/
- ask – short a /æ/

✔ Answer: snail

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3. bat, cap, whale, pen

- bat – short a /æ/
- cap – short a /æ/
- whale – long a /ā/ → "a" in "whale" is pronounced /eɪ/, which is a long a sound
- pen – short e /ɛ/

✔ Answer: whale

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4. fig, mice, rim, tin

- fig – short i /ɪ/
- mice – long i /ī/ → "i" as in "kite", but here it's spelled with "i" + "e" → /aɪ/ = long i
- rim – short i /ɪ/
- tin – short i /ɪ/

✔ Answer: mice

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5. mom, nap, tip, puma

- mom – short o /ɒ/
- nap – short a /æ/
- tip – short i /ɪ/
- puma – long u /ū/ → "u" as in "cube", but note: "puma" has a long "u" sound /juː/ or /uː/, depending on dialect — typically pronounced /ˈpjuːmə/ in American English → long u

✔ Answer: puma

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6. lion, pot, mop, son

- lion – long o /ō/ → "oi" makes the long o sound /oʊ/
- pot – short o /ɒ/
- mop – short o /ɒ/
- son – short o /ɒ/

✔ Answer: lion

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7. top, crane, sit, met

- top – short o /ɒ/
- crane – long a /ā/ → "a" in "crane" is pronounced /eɪ/, long a
- sit – short i /ɪ/
- met – short e /ɛ/

✔ Answer: crane

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Final Answers:

1. ape
2. snail
3. whale
4. mice
5. puma
6. lion
7. crane

You would color the circle next to these words on the worksheet.

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