Long Vowels Long vowels say their name. Long vowels sound very
similar to the name of the vowel. Long vowels are represented by a
macron. (,,,)
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Short Vowels Short vowels do not say their name and do not
sound like the name of the vowel. Short vowels are normally
represented in between two consonants. Short vowels are represented
with a breve. (,,,)
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Examples of Long Vowels Boat Day Me Eat Sea Bone Bee Pie
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Examples of Short Vowels Cup Bed Dig Fun Dog Run Sad Jam Fan
Tin
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Story Time Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of
water; Jack fell down, and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling
after.
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QUESTION #1 Line #2 from the previous story says to fetch a
pail of water, from this line what word has a long vowel sound?
Fetch Water To Pail
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WRONG Fetch has a short E. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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WRONG Water has a short A and short E. GO TO THE NEXT
QUESTION
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WRONG To has a short O. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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CORRECT! Pail has a long A sound. The A says its name. GO TO
THE NEXT QUESTION
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QUESTION #2 Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came
tumbling after Does the name Jill have a short or long vowel sound?
SHORT LONG
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WRONG The name Jill has a SHORT vowel sound. The letter I does
not say its name. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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CORRECT! The name Jill has a short vowel sound! It has a short
I. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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QESTION #3 to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke
his crown within this part of the story, what word has a long vowel
sound? Broke Fell His Down
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CORRECT! Broke has a long vowel sound. The O says its name. GO
TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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WRONG The word fell has a short vowel sound. The E is a short
vowel. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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WRONG The word his has a short vowel sound. The I is a short
vowel. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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WRONG The word down has a short vowel. The o does not say its
name. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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QUESTION #4 Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came
tumbling after. What are two words that have a short vowel sound?
Came Tumbling After Broke
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WRONG Came has a long vowel sound. It has a long a sound. GO TO
THE NEXT QUESTION
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WRONG Broke has a long vowel sound. The o is a long vowel. GO
TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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CORRECT! The word tumbling has a short u in it. This word also
has a short I. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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CORRECT! The word after has a short vowel sound. The a is a
short vowel and so it the e. GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION
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QUESTION #5 Does the word fetch have a long or short vowel
sound? Long Short
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WRONG The word fetch has a short e sound. The e does not say
its name.
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CORRECT! The word fetch has a short vowel sound! The short
vowel is e.