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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 2 Reading Foundation - Long and Short Vowels (Questions)

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By second grade, students should be able to determine which words contain a short vowel sound and those that contain a long vowel sound. At first, students will need to apply the phonics rules to these words. Once students recognize the words, they will not need to use the rules. They can simply identify these words by sight. In this quiz, the students will use rules regarding short and long vowel sounds, and they will identify whether a word is short or long.

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Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Bank.
[ ]	Last.
[ ]	Fine.
[ ]	Grab.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Lamb.
[ ]	Skin.
[ ]	Lost.
[ ]	Hide.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Help.
[ ]	Must.
[ ]	Need.
[ ]	Just.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Hay.
[ ]	Frog.
[ ]	Husk.
[ ]	Pants.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Skip.
[ ]	Road.
[ ]	Stop.
[ ]	Jump.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Vine.
[ ]	Grape.
[ ]	Gulp.
[ ]	Eat.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Peel.
[ ]	Peach.
[ ]	Chose.
[ ]	Crop.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Mine.
[ ]	Flow.
[ ]	Damp.
[ ]	Kite.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Gift.
[ ]	Dime.
[ ]	Hope.
[ ]	Sale.

10.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Seen.
[ ]	Bride.
[ ]	Held.
[ ]	Pain.

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 2 Reading Foundation - Long and Short Vowels (Answers)

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Bank.
[ ]	Last.
[x]	Fine.
[ ]	Grab.

Fine has a long vowel sound using the silent “e” rule.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Lamb.
[ ]	Skin.
[ ]	Lost.
[x]	Hide.

Hide has a long vowel sound using the silent “e” rule.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Help.
[ ]	Must.
[x]	Need.
[ ]	Just.

The double “e” sound makes a long vowel sound.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[x]	Hay.
[ ]	Frog.
[ ]	Husk.
[ ]	Pants.

“Ay” is pronounced with a long vowel sound.

Which word has a long vowel sound?

[ ]	Skip.
[x]	Road.
[ ]	Stop.
[ ]	Jump.

When “oa” are together, it produces a long vowel sound.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Vine.
[ ]	Grape.
[x]	Gulp.
[ ]	Eat.

Gulp has a short vowel sound since it is surrounded by consonants.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Peel.
[ ]	Peach.
[ ]	Chose.
[x]	Crop.

Crop has a blend at the beginning of the word and a consonant at the end. So, it would have a short vowel sound.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Mine.
[ ]	Flow.
[x]	Damp.
[ ]	Kite.

Damp is the word from this list that has a short vowel sound.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[x]	Gift.
[ ]	Dime.
[ ]	Hope.
[ ]	Sale.

The other words follow the silent “e” rule, so “gift” has a short vowel sound.

10.

Which word has a short vowel sound?

[ ]	Seen.
[ ]	Bride.
[x]	Held.
[ ]	Pain.

Held has a short vowel sound since it has consonants around the vowel.