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Short Vowels & Word Families Quiz

a e i o u in cat, pen, pig, dog, bus — and the word families. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Sample questions from this quiz

A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.

  1. Which word has the short a sound?

    1. pen
    2. cat
    3. pig

  2. Which word has the short e sound?

    1. bed
    2. bad
    3. bid

  3. Which word has the short i sound?

    1. sun
    2. sit
    3. set

  4. Which word has the short o sound?

    1. hat
    2. hut
    3. hot