American English Short Vowel Sounds
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Vowels are crucial in English speaking. Do you know proper vowel sounds? Answer a few questions on our fun American English short vowel sounds quiz and test your knowledge. Our awesome quiz will check your existing knowledge of short vowel sounds (including their pronunciation and common spellings) in English. Let's see if you can answer all the questions on the quiz correctly! We encourage you to get a good score. Make sure to attempt all the questions below. Keep learning, and All the very best!
- 1.
What is the underlined vowel sound in the word busy?
- A.
Short a
- B.
Short e
- C.
Short i
- D.
I don't know.
Correct Answer
C. Short iExplanation
The underlined vowel sound in the word "busy" is a short i sound.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What vowel sound is the word "said?"
- A.
Long a
- B.
Long e
- C.
Short i
- D.
Short a
- E.
Short e
Correct Answer
E. Short eExplanation
The word "said" has the short e vowel sound. This is because the letter "a" in the word is pronounced as /ɛ/, which is the short e sound.Rate this question:
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- 3.
What vowel sound is the word "friend?"
- A.
Short a
- B.
Short e
- C.
Short i
- D.
Short o
- E.
Short u
Correct Answer
B. Short eExplanation
The correct answer is "short e" because the word "friend" does not have a long vowel sound. It is pronounced with a short "e" sound, as in the word "bed."Rate this question:
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- 4.
What vowel sound is the word "bread?"
- A.
Short a
- B.
Short e
- C.
Short i
- D.
Short o
- E.
Short u
Correct Answer
B. Short eExplanation
The word "bread" contains the short e vowel sound. This can be determined by sounding out the word and recognizing that the vowel sound is not the short a, short i, short o, or short u sounds.Rate this question:
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- 5.
True or False The consonant-vowel-consonant will produce a short vowel sound?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern typically produces a short vowel sound. In English, short vowel sounds are usually found in closed syllables, where a single consonant is followed by a vowel and then another consonant. Examples of CVC words include "cat," "dog," and "run." In these words, the vowel sound is short and is not influenced by any additional letters or syllables. Therefore, it can be concluded that the CVC pattern generally produces a short vowel sound.Rate this question:
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- 6.
True or False Open syllable will produce a short vowel sound?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
An open syllable is a syllable that ends with a vowel sound. In this case, the open syllable does not necessarily produce a short vowel sound. The length of the vowel sound in an open syllable can vary and can be either short or long, depending on the specific word or pronunciation. Therefore, the statement that open syllables will always produce a short vowel sound is false.Rate this question:
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- 7.
True or False. Short vowel sounds "say their name".
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Short vowel sounds do not "say their name". Short vowel sounds are pronounced differently from their letter names. For example, the short vowel sound for the letter "a" is pronounced as /æ/ in words like "cat" or "bat". So, the statement is false.Rate this question:
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- 8.
The vowel sound in: plunge
- A.
Short a
- B.
Short e
- C.
Short i
- D.
Short o
- E.
Short u
Correct Answer
E. Short uExplanation
The correct answer is "short u" because the word "plunge" contains the /ʌ/ sound, which is commonly represented by the letter "u" in English.Rate this question:
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- 9.
The vowel sound in: gram
- A.
Short e
- B.
Short u
- C.
Short i
- D.
Short a
- E.
Short o
Correct Answer
D. Short aExplanation
The correct answer is short a because the word "gram" contains the short a vowel sound.Rate this question:
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- 10.
The vowel sound in: breath
- A.
Short a
- B.
Short u
- C.
Short o
- D.
Short i
- E.
Short e
Correct Answer
E. Short eExplanation
The vowel sound in the word "breath" is a short e sound.Rate this question:
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- 11.
Choose the word below that has a short a sound.
- A.
Tread
- B.
Last
- C.
Bead
- D.
Read
Correct Answer
B. LastExplanation
The word "last" has a short a sound.Rate this question:
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- 12.
Choose the word that has a short e sound.
- A.
Elliott
- B.
Eat
- C.
Shot
- D.
Errange
Correct Answer
A. Elliott -
- 13.
Which word below has the short I sound?
- A.
Kite
- B.
Right
- C.
Hike
- D.
Fish
Correct Answer
D. FishExplanation
The word "fish" has the short I sound.Rate this question:
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