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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5. 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 pan.
Changing short i to short a changes pin to pan.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is hip.
Changing short o to short i changes hop to hip.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is kite.
Adding silent e to kit makes kite and changes i to long i.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is robe.
Adding silent e to rob makes robe and changes o to long o.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is rain.
Rain uses the vowel team ai to make the long a sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is team.
Team uses ea to make the long e sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is boat.
Boat uses oa to make the long o sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is light.
Light uses igh to make the long i sound.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is plan.
Plan has a short a sound, while the other words have long a patterns.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is team.
Team has the long e sound from the vowel team ea.
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.
