Short and Long Vowels

Hear and read the difference: hop / hope, cut / cute.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 2

Every word has a vowel: a, e, i, o, or u. Vowels can make two kinds of sounds.
Short vowels are quick: a in apple, e in egg, i in itch, o in octopus, u in up. Like the a in cap.
Long vowels say their own names: a, e, i, o, u. Like the a in cape!
Listen: pin, pine. Hop, hope. Cut, cute. One letter can change a short vowel into a long one!
Your turn! Sort these words by their vowel sound.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

2.F.P.1.b — Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U, including final -e, vowel digraphs, r-controlled vowels, and diphthongs.