Grade 1 ELA Practice Test: Short Vowel Sounds
- Short Vowel Sounds
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on the five short vowel sounds. Tip: say each word slowly and listen for the sound in the middle.
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Question 1
Which word has the short a sound, as in apple?
Correct answer: A
Bag has the same short a as apple. Bike, cone and cute have long vowel sounds.
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Question 2
Which word has the short i sound, as in pig?
Correct answer: B
Fish has the short i of pig. In kite the i says its name, so it is a long i.
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Question 3
Which word has the short o sound, as in pot?
Correct answer: C
Mop and pot share the short o sound. Home and boat have a long o.
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Question 4
Which word has the short e sound, as in bed?
Correct answer: D
Hen has the short e of bed. He and tree have a long e sound.
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Question 5
Which word has the short u sound, as in sun?
Correct answer: B
Bug has the short u of sun. Cube has a long u, and blue and boot have the "oo" sound.
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Question 6
Change the a in hat to o. What word do you make?
Correct answer: C
Keep h and t and put o in the middle: h-o-t, hot. Hop also has an o, but it ends with p, not t.
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Question 7
What is the middle sound in the word pen?
Correct answer: A
Say p-e-n. The middle sound is the short e, the same sound that starts egg.
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Question 8
Which two words have the same vowel sound?
Correct answer: D
Sit and pin both have the short i sound. In the other pairs the vowels are different, like u and a in cup and cap.
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Question 9
Fill in the missing vowel: d _ g
Which vowel makes the name of an animal that barks?
Correct answer: C
With o the word is dog, an animal that barks. With i or u you get dig and dug, which are actions, not animals.
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Question 10
Which word has the same middle sound as tub?
Correct answer: A
Tub and rug both have the short u. Tube looks close to tub, but the silent e makes the u long.
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