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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3. 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 cat.
Cat, map, and hat have short a, while cake has long a.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is bike.
Pig, sit, and fin have short i, while bike has long i.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is home.
Hot, fox, and log have short o, while home has long o.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is cube.
Cub, sun, and bug have short u, while cube has long u.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is cat and bed.
Cat has short a and bed has short e.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is cake and home.
Cake has long a and home has long o.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is cap to cop.
Changing the vowel in cap to o makes cop, a different word.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is train.
Rain and train both have the long a sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is feet.
Seed and feet both have the long e sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is goat.
Boat and goat both have the long o sound.
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.
