Understanding Phonics: Vowels, Consonants, and Syllables

Which of the following letters is a vowel?

• G

• A

• T

• L

What is a consonant?

• A, E, I, O, U

• Any letter that isn't a vowel

• Long A

• A syllable with a vowel

Which of the following is a consonant?

• E

• I

• P

• O

What is a closed syllable?

• A syllable that ends with a vowel

• A syllable that has one vowel letter followed by one or more consonant letters

• A syllable with a long vowel sound at the end

• A syllable that does not contain a vowel

What is a phoneme?

• A type of syllable

• The smallest unit of sound in a language

• A group of letters that represents a sound

• The pitch of a spoken word

How can you tell if a vowel is long?

• It is followed by two consonants.

• It sounds like the letter name.

• It is always in a closed syllable.

• It cannot be heard in a word.

Which of the following words contains a short vowel?

• Cake

• Ride

• Cat

• Sea

In which of the following words does the vowel have a long sound?

• Hat

• Heat

• Hit

• Hot

Which of the following is an example of a closed syllable word?

• Go

• Bee

• Cat

• Pie

What are vowels?