Grade 1 English Language Arts · Short and Long Vowels
Build vowel knowledge with five 10-question practice tests covering short vowels, long vowels, silent e, vowel teams, and word sorting.
These Grade 1 English Language Arts practice tests help students hear and read short and long vowel sounds. Questions cover CVC words, silent e, vowel teams, rhymes, word sorting, and changing one vowel to make a new word. Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations.
Complete one 10-question test at a time. Say the vowel sound clearly and compare words that differ by one letter. Open the solution after answering, then explain how silent e or a vowel team changes the sound.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 1 practice test on short vowels, long vowels, silent e, and vowel teams.
Choose one answer for each question. Open the solution after answering to see the correct answer and explanation.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is cake.
The silent e in cake makes the a long.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is bike.
The silent e in bike makes the i long.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is home.
The silent e in home makes the o long.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is cube.
The silent e in cube makes the u long.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The a becomes long..
Cap becomes cape, and the a changes from short to long.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is bike and time.
Bike and time both have the long i sound with silent e.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is hope.
Hope ends with silent e, which helps the o say its long sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is hop to hope.
Adding e changes hop to hope and changes the o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is lake.
Make and lake have the same long-a ending pattern.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is hide.
Ride and hide share the long-i pattern.
A short vowel sound is commonly heard in closed syllables such as cat, bed, pig, hot, and sun.
Each mini test contains 10 multiple-choice questions. The complete page includes five mini tests and 50 questions in total.
A vowel can be long when it says its letter name, as in cake, bike, home, or cube. Silent e and vowel teams are common patterns that make long sounds.
