Short Vowel and Spelling Rules

According to the CVC Pattern rule, what kind of vowel sound does a word or syllable that follows a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant pattern usually have?

• Long vowel sound

• Short vowel sound

• No vowel sound

• Silent vowel

A word like 'cat' follows the CVC pattern and has a ______ vowel sound.

• short

• long

• silent

• diphthong

When a syllable ends in a consonant (i.e., it's 'closed'), the vowel is usually ______. (Closed Syllable Rule)

According to the Double Consonants rule, what should you do to keep the vowel short when adding a suffix like -ing or -ed to a one-syllable word ending in a single vowel + consonant?

• Double the final consonant

• Remove the vowel

• Add 'e' at the end

• Do nothing

True or False: The word 'hoping' has a doubled final consonant because the vowel is short.

• True

• False

Use 'ck' after a ______ vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. ("ck" After Short Vowels Rule)

• short

• long

• silent

• diphthong

Which of the following words correctly uses 'ck' after a short vowel?

• bake

• neck

• make

• hope

Rule: Use "tch" after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. Which of the following words correctly uses the "tch" spelling after a short vowel?

• rich

• fetch

• much

• such

Rule: Use "tch" after a short vowel at the end of a one-syllable word. Which of the following is an exception word that does NOT use "tch" after a short vowel?

• match

• clutch

• which

• notch

Sometimes short vowel sounds appear outside standard CVC. Which word has a short i sound with a "y"?

• said

• gym

• much

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