Long and Short Vowels Phonics Worksheet

Let's solve this phonics worksheet step by step. The task involves identifying whether the vowel sound in each word is long or short, and then marking it accordingly.

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Part 1: Pictures (1–9)

We need to:
1. Say the name of each picture.
2. Mark an X in the box if the vowel sound is long.
3. Type the vowel you hear in the box.

Let’s go through each one:

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1. Pie
- Word: *pie*
- Vowel sound: long /i/ (as in "eat")
- ✔ Long
- Vowel: i

2. Bell
- Word: *bell*
- Vowel sound: short /e/ (as in "bed")
- ✔ Short
- Vowel: e

3. Girl
- Word: *girl*
- Vowel sound: short /i/ (as in "sit")
- ✔ Short
- Vowel: i

4. Cone
- Word: *cone*
- Vowel sound: long /o/ (as in "go")
- ✔ Long
- Vowel: o

5. Shoe
- Word: *shoe*
- Vowel sound: long /u/ (as in "you") — note: "shoe" has a long oo sound, which is often represented as /uː/
- ✔ Long
- Vowel: o (but actually pronounced like "oo", but in this context, it's likely expected to be o or u; since the instruction says "type the vowel you hear", and it's a long vowel, we write o for "shoe")

Wait — let's clarify:
- In phonics, “shoe” has a long o sound? Actually, no. It's a long oo sound, which is /uː/. But in many early phonics programs, they classify "shoe" as having a long o sound due to spelling patterns.

But more accurately:
- The vowel in “shoe” is long u sound (like in "blue", "cue"), though spelled with oo.

However, in this worksheet, the vowels listed are A E I O U, so we must pick from those.

“Shoe” is typically taught as having a long o sound in some curricula because of the “oe” pattern, but actually, it's long u.

But looking at the answer choices, the most accurate match for "shoe" is long o (because it's not a clear "u" sound). Wait — better check standard teaching:

In American English phonics, “shoe” is often taught as having a long o sound because of the "oe" digraph, even though it sounds like "you".

So:
- ✔ Long
- Vowel: o

6. Ball
- Word: *ball*
- Vowel sound: short /a/ (as in "cat")
- ✔ Short
- Vowel: a

7. Pig
- Word: *pig*
- Vowel sound: short /i/ (as in "sit")
- ✔ Short
- Vowel: i

8. Goat
- Word: *goat*
- Vowel sound: long /o/ (as in "go")
- ✔ Long
- Vowel: o

9. Cat
- Word: *cat*
- Vowel sound: short /a/ (as in "hat")
- ✔ Short
- Vowel: a

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Summary for Part 1:

| # | Picture | Word | Long/Short | Vowel |
|---|--------|------|------------|-------|
| 1 | Pie | pie | ✔ Long | i |
| 2 | Bell | bell | ✔ Short | e |
| 3 | Girl | girl | ✔ Short | i |
| 4 | Cone | cone | ✔ Long | o |
| 5 | Shoe | shoe | ✔ Long | o |
| 6 | Ball | ball | ✔ Short | a |
| 7 | Pig | pig | ✔ Short | i |
| 8 | Goat | goat | ✔ Long | o |
| 9 | Cat | cat | ✔ Short | a |

> Note: For "shoe", although the vowel is technically "oo" sounding like "you", in early phonics, it's often grouped under long o due to the "oe" spelling. So o is acceptable here.

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Part 2: Words (10–14)

Now, say each word and mark an X beside the word with the same vowel sound as the first word in the row.

We are comparing vowel sounds.

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10. hill, fist, shine, kite, time

- First word: hill → short /i/ (as in "sit")
- Look for another word with short i sound
- fist → short /i/ ✔
- shine → long /i/ (as in "she")
- kite → long /i/
- time → long /i/

So: fist has the same short i sound.

✔ Mark X beside fist

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11. cake, lack, face, ask, man

- First word: cake → long /a/ (as in "make")
- Now find another word with long a sound
- lack → short /a/ (as in "cat")
- face → long /a/ ✔
- ask → short /a/
- man → short /a/

So: face has long /a/ like "cake"

✔ Mark X beside face

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12. suit, hut, flute, lub, bun

- First word: suit → long /u/ (as in "you")
- Now find another word with long u sound
- hut → short /u/ (as in "cup")
- flute → long /u/ (as in "flute" — yes, "oo" sound, but pronounced like "you") ✔
- lub → short /u/ (if pronounced "lub", like "hub")
- bun → short /u/

"Flute" has the long u sound (like "you"). So:

✔ Mark X beside flute

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13. rob, soap, coat, road, box

- First word: rob → short /o/ (as in "hot")
- Find another word with short o sound
- soap → long /o/ (as in "go")
- coat → long /o/
- road → long /o/
- box → short /o/ ✔

So: box has short /o/ like "rob"

✔ Mark X beside box

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14. leaf, sled, pen, tree, wet

- First word: leaf → long /e/ (as in "be")
- Find another word with long e sound
- sled → short /e/ (as in "bed")
- pen → short /e/
- tree → long /e/ ✔
- wet → short /e/

So: tree has long /e/ like "leaf"

✔ Mark X beside tree

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Final Answers:

#### Part 1: Pictures

| # | Word | Long/Short | Vowel |
|---|-------|------------|-------|
| 1 | pie | Long | i |
| 2 | bell | Short | e |
| 3 | girl | Short | i |
| 4 | cone | Long | o |
| 5 | shoe | Long | o |
| 6 | ball | Short | a |
| 7 | pig | Short | i |
| 8 | goat | Long | o |
| 9 | cat | Short | a |

#### Part 2: Words

| Row | Word with same vowel sound |
|-----|----------------------------|
| 10 | fist |
| 11 | face |
| 12 | flute |
| 13 | box |
| 14 | tree |

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Instructions for Filling Out Worksheet:

Part 1:
For each picture, put an X in the correct box ("long" or "short"), and write the vowel in the blank.

Example for #1:
- Put X in "long" box
- Write i in the blank

Part 2:
Put an X next to the word that has the same vowel sound as the first word in the row.

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✔ This completes the worksheet!