Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

Key Notes :

🎯 Vowels can be short or long. A long vowel says its name. A short vowel does not.

🎯 The letter i is a vowel. When i is followed by just consonants, i does not say its name. It makes a short i sound (/Ä­/) instead.

pig
fill

🎯 When i is followed by a consonant and a silent e, i says its name. It makes a long i sound (/Ä«/).

five
bride

🎯 When i is followed by another vowel, the two vowels can make a vowel digraph. In vowel digraphs that start with i, i says its name. It makes a long i sound. The other vowel is silent.

pie
tie

Learn with an example

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • tie
  • tick
  • Look at the picture. It shows the word tie.
tie
  • The vowel i is the first vowel in a vowel digraph. So, it makes a long i sound. The other vowel is silent.

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • spin
  • spine
  • Look at the picture. It shows the word spin.
spin
  • The vowel i is followed by just a consonant. So, it makes a short i sound.

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • kit
  • kite

  • Look at the picture. It shows the word kit.
kit
  • The vowel i is followed by just a consonant. So, it makes a short i sound.

Let’s practice!