Quiz: American English Short Vowel Sounds

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Quiz: American English Short Vowel Sounds

This quiz checks existing knowledge of short vowels sounds (including their pronunciation and common spellings) in English.

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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.
2.

What vowel sound is the word "said?"
- A.
  
  Long a
- B.
  
  Long e
- C.
  
  Short i
- D.
  
  Short a
- E.
  
  Short e
3.

What vowel sound is the word "friend?"
- A.
  
  Short a
- B.
  
  Short e
- C.
  
  Short i
- D.
  
  Short o
- E.
  
  Short u
4.

What vowel sound is the word "bread?"
- A.
  
  Short a
- B.
  
  Short e
- C.
  
  Short i
- D.
  
  Short o
- E.
  
  Short u
5.

True or False The consonant-vowel-consonant will produce a short vowel sound?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

True or False Open syllable will produce a short vowel sound?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

True or False. Short vowel sounds "say their name".
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

The vowel sound in: plunge
- A.
  
  Short a
- B.
  
  Short e
- C.
  
  Short i
- D.
  
  Short o
- E.
  
  Short u
9.

The vowel sound in: gram
- A.
  
  Short e
- B.
  
  Short u
- C.
  
  Short i
- D.
  
  Short a
- E.
  
  Short o
10.

The vowel sound in: breath
- A.
  
  Short a
- B.
  
  Short u
- C.
  
  Short o
- D.
  
  Short i
- E.
  
  Short e
11.

Choose the word below that has a short a sound.
- A.
  
  Tread
- B.
  
  Last
- C.
  
  Bead
- D.
  
  Read
12.

Choose the word that has a short e sound.
- A.
  
  Elliott
- B.
  
  Eat
- C.
  
  Shot
- D.
  
  Errange
13.

Which word below has the short I sound?
- A.
  
  Kite
- B.
  
  Right
- C.
  
  Hike
- D.
  
  Fish