Short & Long Vowels — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word has a long-a sound made by the silent-e rule?
A) cat
B) cake
C) cap
D) can
Cake is a CVCe word where silent e at the end makes the a say its long name, while cat, cap, and can are CVC short-a words.
2. Which word uses a vowel team to make a long vowel sound?
A) hop
B) rain
C) pig
D) bus
Rain uses the ai vowel team where two vowels team up for one long-a sound, while hop, pig, and bus are short-vowel CVC words.
3. Which word has a short vowel sound?
A) boat
B) bike
C) bed
D) tree
Bed is a CVC word with a short-e sound, while boat uses oa, bike uses silent-e, and tree uses ee, all long vowels.
4. Which word follows the silent-e rule to make the vowel long?
A) bone
B) box
C) bug
D) pen
Bone ends with silent e, which makes the o say its long name in this CVCe pattern, while box, bug, and pen are short-vowel CVC words.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word kite has a long-i sound because of the silent e at the end.
In CVCe words like kite, the silent e at the end makes the first vowel say its long name, a key phonics rule.
2. The word boat has a long-o sound because of the oa vowel team.
Boat uses the oa vowel team, where two vowels work together and the first vowel o says its long name clearly.
3. The word cup has a short vowel sound because it has only one vowel between consonants.
In CVC words like cup, a single vowel between two consonants makes the short vowel sound, not the long one.
4. The word tree has a long-e sound spelled with the ee vowel team.
Tree uses the ee vowel team, where two matching vowels team up to make the long-e sound that says the letter name.
5. The word night has a long-i sound spelled with the igh pattern.
Night uses the igh spelling pattern, where three letters team up to make the long-i sound with g and h silent.