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Phonics Decoding (Short/Long Vowels) 25

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

a)

Cake

b)

Cat

c)

Kite

d)

Boat

2.

Identify the word with a long vowel sound.

a)

Bed

b)

Tree

c)

Dog

d)

Hat

3.

Which of the following words contains a short vowel sound?

a)

Bike

b)

Fish

c)

Rope

d)

Cube

4.

Choose the word that has a long vowel sound.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Pen

d)

Hat

5.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

a)

Plane

b)

Ship

c)

Leaf

d)

Goat

6.

Identify the word with a long vowel sound.

a)

Cup

b)

Cake

c)

Dog

d)

Hat

7.

Match the following words with their vowel sounds (short or long): 1. Kite 2. Bed 3. Rope 4. Fish

a)

1-Long, 2-Short, 3-Long, 4-Short

b)

1-Short, 2-Long, 3-Short, 4-Long

c)

1-Long, 2-Long, 3-Short, 4-Short

d)

1-Short, 2-Short, 3-Long, 4-Long

8.

Which of the following words has a long vowel sound in the middle?

a)

Cat

b)

Kite

c)

Dog

d)

Sun

9.

Identify the word with a short vowel sound in the middle.

a)

Tree

b)

Fish

c)

Rope

d)

Cube

10.

Which word has a long vowel sound at the end?

a)

Cake

b)

Bed

c)

Dog

d)

Hat

11.

Explain why the word "bike" has a long vowel sound.

a)

Because it has a silent 'e' at the end.

b)

Because it has a consonant cluster.

c)

Because it has a double vowel.

d)

Because it starts with a consonant.

12.

Analyze the pattern in the following words and determine the rule for long vowel sounds: "cake", "bike", "rope".

a)

Long vowel sounds occur when there is a silent 'e' at the end.

b)

Long vowel sounds occur when there are two vowels together.

c)

Long vowel sounds occur when the word starts with a vowel.

d)

Long vowel sounds occur when the word ends with a consonant.

13.

Given the word "hat", change it to a word with a long vowel sound by adding a letter.

a)

Hate

b)

Hatt

c)

Hite

d)

Hote

14.

Evaluate the following sentence and identify the word with a short vowel sound: "The cat sat on the mat."

a)

Cat

b)

Sat

c)

Mat

d)

All of the above

15.

Determine the pattern in the following words and explain why they have short vowel sounds: "cat", "bed", "fish".

a)

They have a single vowel followed by a consonant.

b)

They have a double vowel.

c)

They end with a vowel.

d)

They start with a consonant cluster.

16.

Say the name of the word and choose if the sound of the vowel is long or short.


bike

a)

Long

b)

Short

17.

Which word does NOT use a short vowel sound?

a)

fit

b)

cat

c)

nose

d)

sit

18.
Which word has a short vowel sound?
a)
jump
b)
lake
c)
time
d)
tune
19.

Which word does NOT have a long i sound?

a)

sky

b)

did

c)

quite

d)

buy

20.

Say the name of the word and choose if the sound of the vowel is long or short.


hat

a)

Long

b)

Short

21.

h_n

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o

e)

u

22.

Say the name of each picture. Is the vowel you hear long or short?

a)

long

b)

short

23.

Which picture has short o?

a)
b)
c)