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Long or Short? Listen to a and i

Practice hearing long and short a and i in one-syllable words with picture choices, sound comparisons, and sorting.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.1.2.a

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students distinguish long a from short a in spoken one-syllable words.
  • Students distinguish long i from short i in spoken one-syllable words.
  • Students group pictured one-syllable words by their spoken vowel sounds.

How to use

Name every picture for children first, using its picture word. Read the prompts aloud without showing spellings. Have children say the picture names before choosing or sorting by vowel sound.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.1.2.a

Tell long vowel sounds from short vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.

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Name Date

Long or Short? Listen to a and i

Say each picture name and listen to its vowel sound.

Hear One Sound

Say each picture name. Choose one picture for each question. A long vowel says its name.

1.
Which picture has a long a sound?
  • A. Picture of a cat
  • B. Picture of a cake
  • C. Picture of a hat
  • D. Picture of a bag
2.
Which picture has a short i sound?
  • A. Picture of a bike
  • B. Picture of a hive
  • C. Picture of a pig
  • D. Picture of a kite
3.
Which picture has a short a sound?
  • A. Picture of a gate
  • B. Picture of a rain
  • C. Picture of a snail
  • D. Picture of a map
4.
Which picture has a long i sound?
  • A. Picture of a pine
  • B. Picture of a fin
  • C. Picture of a ship
  • D. Picture of a lip
5.
Which picture has a short a sound?
  • A. Picture of a light
  • B. Picture of a tape
  • C. Picture of a crab
  • D. Picture of a pin
6.
Which picture has a long i sound?
  • A. Picture of a pan
  • B. Picture of a slide
  • C. Picture of a rake
  • D. Picture of a fish

Find the Sounds

Say all five picture names. Circle every picture with the sound named in the question.

7.
Circle every picture with a long a sound.

Picture of a platePicture of a batPicture of a lakePicture of a jamPicture of a mice

8.
Circle every picture with a short i sound.

Picture of a ringPicture of a hayPicture of a bibPicture of a wingPicture of a snake

9.
Circle every picture with a short a sound.

Picture of a stampPicture of a milkPicture of a flagPicture of a handPicture of a skate

10.
Circle every picture with a long i sound.

Picture of a wigPicture of a grapesPicture of a lightPicture of a kitePicture of a rat

Compare and Sort

Listen to the vowel sounds. Choose a picture or sort the pictures as directed.

11.
Which picture has the same vowel sound as ham?
  • A. Picture of a bag
  • B. Picture of a whale
  • C. Picture of a hive
  • D. Picture of a sink
12.
Which picture has the same vowel sound as bike?
  • A. Picture of a fin
  • B. Picture of a tray
  • C. Picture of a hat
  • D. Picture of a mice
13.
Sort each picture by its short a or long a sound.
Picture of a fanPicture of a gatePicture of a tapePicture of a maskPicture of a canPicture of a rain
Short aLong a
14.
Sort each picture by its short i or long i sound.
Picture of a pinePicture of a giftPicture of a lipPicture of a slidePicture of a pinPicture of a bike
Short iLong i

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