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Campout Vowel Sort

Grade 2 phonics practice: tell long and short vowel sounds apart in one-syllable camping words by sorting, matching, circling and adding a silent e.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.2.3.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students tell long vowel sounds from short vowel sounds in one-syllable words.
  • Students see how adding a silent e changes a short vowel word into a long vowel word.

How to use

Have students whisper each word to hear the vowel sound before answering. Do the sort together first, then let students finish the other sections alone.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.a

Tell long and short vowels apart when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words.

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Campout Vowel Sort

Tell long vowels from short vowels in camp words.

Short or long?

Say each word out loud. Listen for the vowel sound.

A long vowel says its name, like the a in cake. A short vowel makes a quick sound, like the a in cap.
1.
Sort the camp words by their vowel sound.
tentlakesockropelampkitedrumtube
Short vowelLong vowel
2.
Which word has a long vowel sound?
  • A. hill
  • B. hike
  • C. hut
  • D. hop
3.
Which word has a short vowel sound?
  • A. nest
  • B. cone
  • C. tape
  • D. rain
4.
Circle every word that has a short vowel sound.

campsnakedrumstonefishroad

Match the sound

Look for words with the same vowel sound. The letters can be different.

5.
Which word has the same vowel sound as boat?
  • A. sock
  • B. bus
  • C. bat
  • D. bone
6.
Match each word to a word with the same vowel sound.
  1. tent
  2. kite
  3. duck
  4. rope
  1. A. sun
  2. B. nose
  3. C. bed
  4. D. bike
7.
Sort the words by the sound of the letter a.
maptapesandrainlampsnake
Short aLong a

The silent e

A silent e at the end of a word can change a short vowel into a long vowel.

8.
Add a silent e to the end of each word. Write the new word.

cap + e =  
kit + e =  
hop + e =  
tub + e =  

9.
Read each pair of words. Which pair has a short vowel word first and a long vowel word second?
  • A. rope, rod
  • B. cat, cap
  • C. bit, bite
  • D. tune, tube
10.
Which word has a long e sound?
  • A. bell
  • B. seed
  • C. pen
  • D. step

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