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Features

  • Cut out pictures and sort them by short or long vowel
  • Circle the key picture with the same vowel sound: cat or cake
  • Short a or long a, short i or long i picture sorts
  • Color the pictures with a long vowel sound
  • Key pictures for every vowel: cat and cake, bed and bee, pig and kite, dog and bone, bus and cube
  • Answer keys name every picture

Skills Covered

  • Hear long and short vowel sounds
  • Know that a long vowel says its name
  • Match pictures by their vowel sound
  • Sort words by short and long vowels
  • Know the key words for each vowel
  • Tell cat from cake and pig from kite

How to Use This Pack

Seven pages on the two sounds of each vowel, short as in cat and long as in cake, where the vowel says its name. Children say each picture's name and sort the pictures by their vowel sound, circle the key picture whose vowel sounds the same (cat or cake, pig or kite), sort short a from long a and short i from long i, and color the pictures with a long vowel sound.

In the Classroom

Teach one key picture pair for each vowel and keep it on the wall: cat and cake, bed and bee, pig and kite, dog and bone, bus and cube. Say a picture's name, then each key word, and ask which one sounds the same in the middle.

At Home

Say a word and ask your child whether the vowel says its name. "Kite: does the i say its name? Yes, it's long!"

Tips for Success

  • A long vowel says its own name
  • A short vowel is the sound in cat, bed, pig, dog and bus
  • Listen to the middle of the word
  • Say each name slowly before choosing
  • Check the answer key for each picture's name

Long and Short Vowels

K – 1st Grade

Long and short vowel worksheets with pictures to say aloud, such as cat and cake, pig and kite, bus and cube. Children sort pictures by their vowel sound, circle the picture with the same vowel sound, and color the pictures with a long vowel.

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What’s Included

  • 2 short or long cut and glue sorts
  • 2 circle the same vowel sound pages
  • 1 short a or long a sort
  • 1 short i or long i sort
  • 1 color the long vowels page
  • 7 answer key pages
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