Long 'i' and Short 'i' Sounds

Practice identifying and differentiating between long 'i' and short 'i' vowel sounds in words for second graders.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarPhonicsLetter SoundsVowelsLong I/short I

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseWord BankShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.BCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.D

Topics

ELAGrade 2PhonicsVowelsLong iShort i

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Long 'i' and Short 'i' Sounds

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Read each question carefully and follow the directions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying long 'i' and short 'i' sounds.

Listen to the word. Does it have a long 'i' sound (like in 'kite') or a short 'i' sound (like in 'pig')?

1. What sound does the 'i' make in the word 'bike'?

Long 'i'

Short 'i'

Neither

Both

2. What sound does the 'i' make in the word 'fish'?

Long 'i'

Short 'i'

Neither

Both

Fill in the blank with 'i' to complete the word. Then, write if the 'i' makes a long or short sound.

1. k_te (Long 'i' or Short 'i'?)

2. p_g (Long 'i' or Short 'i'?)

3. h_de (Long 'i' or Short 'i'?)

4. s_t (Long 'i' or Short 'i'?)

Read each statement. Is the 'i' sound described correctly?

1. The 'i' in 'light' makes a short 'i' sound.

True

False

2. The 'i' in 'mitt' makes a short 'i' sound.

True

False

Sort the words into the correct category: Long 'i' or Short 'i'.

five

sit

hide

pig

light

swim

Long 'i' Words

Short 'i' Words

Write one sentence using a word with a long 'i' sound and one sentence using a word with a short 'i' sound.

1. Long 'i' sentence:

2. Short 'i' sentence: