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Grade 1 Short & Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet with Answers
Grade 1 (US) · Year 2 (UK) · Class 1 (India) · English
Unit 1: Phonics & Word RecognitionVowel SoundsCCSS RF.1.3c
Hearing short and long vowels, the silent-e rule and common vowel teams like ai, ee and oa. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Grade 1 · English
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Learning goal: Vowel Sounds · CCSS RF.1.3c
Directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the correct choice or write your answer on the line.
Does 'pig' have a short i or a long i sound?
Answer: short i
RememberShort and long vowels
- 1
Which word has a long o sound: 'boat' or 'box'?
BoatBox - 2
Which word has a long e sound: 'seat' or 'set'?
SeatSet - 3
What happens to the vowel when you add a silent e to 'not' to make 'note'?
- 4
Add a silent e to 'pin'. What new word do you make?
- 5
Does 'cat' have a short a or a long a sound?
- 6
Which two letters make the long o sound in 'snow'?
- 7
Add a silent e to 'hop'. What new word do you make?
- 8
Which word has a long a sound: 'rain' or 'ran'?
RainRan - 9
Does 'hot' have a short o or a long o sound?
- 10
Does 'cake' have a short a or a long a sound?
- 11
Add a silent e to 'cap'. What new word do you make?
- 12
Does 'bug' have a short u or a long u sound?
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Answer key — Short & Long Vowel Sounds (Grade 1)
- 1.boat
- 2.seat
- 3.it becomes a long o
- 4.pine
- 5.short a
- 6.ow
- 7.hope
- 8.rain
- 9.short o
- 10.long a
- 11.cape
- 12.short u
- ★a cold
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.boat
- 2.seat
- 3.it becomes a long o
- 4.pine
- 5.short a
- 6.ow
- 7.hope
- 8.rain
- 9.short o
- 10.long a
- 11.cape
- 12.short u
- ★a cold (challenge corner)
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