Short & Long Vowels — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each word by its vowel sound: short-e (as in bed) or long-e (as in bee).
Short E
bedredmetpen Long E
beereadmeetseat Short-e is a quick, clipped sound written with a single e in CVC words like bed and red. Long-e says its name and is often spelled with vowel teams ee or ea as in bee, read, meet, and seat.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The yellow bee makes honey in the garden.
The word bee uses the ee vowel team to make the long-e sound that says the letter name E.
2. I sleep in my cozy bed at night.
Bed is a CVC word with a single e that makes the quick short-e sound you hear in bed and red.
3. I like to read a book before I sleep.
Read uses the ea vowel team to spell the long-e sound, showing how two letters can team up for one sound.
4. My friend and I will meet at the park today.
Meet has the ee vowel team, so the e says its name and makes the long-e sound we hear clearly.
5. The cat sat on the soft red blanket.
Red is a CVC word where the single e stays short because there is no silent e or vowel team after it.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word bee has a long-e sound.
True False
Yes, bee uses the ee vowel team, so the vowels team up to make the long-e sound that says its own name.
2. The word bed has a long-e sound.
True False
Bed is a CVC word with a single e, so it makes the quick short-e sound, not the long-e sound.
3. The word read uses the ea vowel team for long-e.
True False
Read is spelled with the ea vowel team, and these two letters work together to make one long-e sound.
4. The word pen has a long-e sound.
True False
Pen is a CVC word with one e between two consonants, so the e stays short like in bed and red.