Long or Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet - Free Printable

Long and Short Vowel Sounds Worksheet

#### Directions: Answer each of the questions below.

Here is the solution to the worksheet, along with explanations for each question:

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1. Which word has a short u sound: put or cube?
- Answer: put
- Explanation: In "put," the "u" makes a short vowel sound (/ʊ/), as in "cut." In "cube," the "u" makes a long vowel sound (/juː/).

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2. Does cake have a long a or short a sound?
- Answer: long a
- Explanation: The word "cake" has a long "a" sound (/eɪ/), as in "say."

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3. Does deer have a long e or short e sound?
- Answer: long e
- Explanation: The word "deer" has a long "e" sound (/iː/), as in "see."

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4. What vowel sound do you hear in this word: toad?
- Answer: long o
- Explanation: The word "toad" has a long "o" sound (/əʊ/), as in "go."

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5. Which word has a short o: only, open, on?
- Answer: on
- Explanation: In "on," the "o" makes a short vowel sound (/ɒ/), as in "hot." In "only" and "open," the "o" makes a long vowel sound.

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6. What sound do you hear in the word bean?
- Answer: long e
- Explanation: The word "bean" has a long "e" sound (/iː/), as in "see."

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7. What vowel sound do you hear in the word paint?
- Answer: long a
- Explanation: The word "paint" has a long "a" sound (/eɪ/), as in "say."

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8. Which word does not belong: fish, it, high, did?
- Answer: high
- Explanation: "Fish," "it," and "did" all have short vowel sounds, while "high" has a long "i" sound.

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9. Which word has a short e: men, cot, mean?
- Answer: cot
- Explanation: In "cot," the "e" is silent, making it a short vowel sound. In "men" and "mean," the "e" is pronounced as part of a long vowel sound.

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10. What vowel sound do you hear in sky and fly?
- Answer: long i
- Explanation: Both "sky" and "fly" have a long "i" sound (/aɪ/), as in "my."

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11. What vowel sound do you hear at the end of happy?
- Answer: short y
- Explanation: The "y" at the end of "happy" makes a short vowel sound (/ɪ/), as in "bit."

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12. Which word does not belong: just, dug, used, up?
- Answer: just
- Explanation: "Dug," "used," and "up" all have short vowel sounds, while "just" has a long "u" sound.

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13. Does tree have a short e sound?
- Answer: no
- Explanation: The word "tree" has a long "e" sound (/iː/), as in "see."

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14. Does friend have a short e or short i sound?
- Answer: short e
- Explanation: The word "friend" has a short "e" sound (/ɛ/), as in "bed."

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15. Puppy has a short u and what other vowel sound?
- Answer: short p
- Explanation: The word "puppy" has a short "u" sound (/ʊ/) and a short "p" sound (/p/).

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16. Does snack have a long a or short a sound?
- Answer: short a
- Explanation: The word "snack" has a short "a" sound (/æ/), as in "cat."

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17. Does cheat have a long e or long a sound?
- Answer: long e
- Explanation: The word "cheat" has a long "e" sound (/iː/), as in "see."

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18. Which word does not belong: net, see, meat, or me?
- Answer: net
- Explanation: "See," "meat," and "me" all have long vowel sounds, while "net" has a short "e" sound.

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19. Does bottom have a long o sound?
- Answer: no
- Explanation: The word "bottom" has a short "o" sound (/ɒ/), as in "hot."

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Final Answers:

1. put
2. long a
3. long e
4. long o
5. long e
6. long a
7. high
8. cot
9. long i
10. short y
11. just
12. no
13. short e
14. short p
15. short a
16. long e
17. net
18. no

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Final Answer Box:
```
1. put
2. long a
3. long e
4. long o
5. long e
6. long a
7. high
8. cot
9. long i
10. short y
11. just
12. no
13. short e
14. short p
15. short a
16. long e
17. net
18. no
```