Phonics -

Short Vowel Words

100

Which word has a short a? 

A. cat 

B. cake 

C. cane 

D. cave

A. cat

200

Which word has a short e? 

A. be 

B. bee 

C. bed

D. beat

C. bed

300

Which word has a short i? 

A. site

B. side 

C. sigh 

D. sit

D. sit

400

Which word has a short o? 

A. hop

B. home 

C. hose 

D. hope

A. hop

500

Which word has a short u? 

A. cube 

B. suit 

C. sun

D. mule

C. sun

Words with ss, ll, zz, ck

100

Which word has a double final consonant because it has a short vowel before it? 

A. man

B. map 

C. mop 

D. miss

D. miss

200

Which word belongs in the same spelling pattern group as duck? 

A. back

B. bell 

C. fizz 

D. mess

A. back

300

A student sorts these words: 

Group 1: miss, buzz, fill 

Group 2: pack, duck, lock 

Which word belongs in Group 1? 

A. pass 

B. sock 

C. hill

D. pick

C. hill

400

Group 1: hill, buzz, pass

Group 2: duck, back, lock

Which word belongs in Group 1?

A. fill

B. pack

C. sock

D. pick

A. fill

500

Which word does NOT belong? 

A. call 

B. mall 

C. fall 

D. pull

D. pull

Word Families – all, oll, ull

100

Which word belongs in the same word family as mall? A. fall

B. full 

C. doll 

D. hill

A. fall

200

Which word does NOT rhyme with the others? 

A. bull 

B. pull 

C. doll

D. full

C. doll

300

Which set of words all belong to the ‑ull family? 

A. doll, roll, poll

B. fall, mall, call 

C. full, bull, pull

D. fill, fell, fall

C. full, bull, pull

400

Which word would complete the pattern? mall → tall → fall → ____ 

A. wall

B. dull 

C. doll 

D. gull

A. wall

500

A student sorts these words into groups:

Group 1: ball, call, fall

Group 2: full, pull, bull

Group 3: troll, ____

Which word belongs in Group 3?

A. fill

B. roll

C. mall

D. bell

B. roll

Spell It!

100

A. map

B. mop 

C. mup 

D. mip

A. map

200

A. full

B. fall 

C. fill 

D. fell

A. full

300

A. ball 

B. bill 

C. bell

D. bull

C. bell

400

A. sic 

B. sick

C. sik 

D. sike

B. sick

500

A. scrap

B. strep 

C. strip 

D. strap

D. strap

Reading Comprehension

100

Meg has a red bag. Meg will fill the bag with a doll and a bell.

Question: What does Meg put in the bag?

A. A doll and a bell

B. A duck and a sock

C. A map and a cup

D. A ball and a bat

A. A doll and a bell

200

Tom will hop up the hill. At the top, Tom will sit on a rock and sip his milk.

Question: Where does Tom sit?

A.  In a shop

B.  In a mall

C.  On a rock

D. On a rug

On a rock

300

Jill had a small pup. The pup will run and jump in the mud. Jill will yell, “Stop, pup!” but the pup will not stop.

Question: Why does Jill yell “Stop”?

A. The pup is ill.

B. The pup is in the mud.

C. The pup is on a hill.

D. The pup is in a mall.

B. The pup is in the mud.

400

Gus will pack a sack. In the sack he will put a snack and a small doll. Gus will sit on the wall and munch his snack.

Question: What does Gus put in the sack?

A. A rock and a stick

B. A bell and a map

C. A sock and a cup

D. A snack and a doll

D. A snack and a doll

500

Bill and Nell will trek up a tall hill. At the top, they will spot a full pond. Bill will toss a rock in. Nell will tell Bill to stop, but Bill will toss one more rock.

Question: What can you infer about Bill?

A. He does not listen right away.

B. He is too ill to walk.

C. He fell in the pond.

D. He lost his rock.

A. He does not listen right away.