- Listen: win, time, zip. Which has the long i sound like 'time'?
Answer: kite
Kite has the same long i sound as time, like the letter name i. Zip has a short i sound, like the i in sit. Win also has a short i sound, not a long one. Kite matches the long i sound in time.
- Listen: bad, same, hat. Which has the long a sound?
Answer: same
Same has a long a sound, like the a saying its own name. Bad and hat both have a short a sound, like the a in apple. Since same sounds different from the other two words, it is the one with the long a sound. Same is the correct answer.
- Listen: take, bag. Which has the short a sound?
Answer: bag
"Bag" has the short /a/ sound. "Cake" and "take" both have the long /a/ sound, so they do not match the short /a/ sound being tested.
- Listen: mat, make. Which word has the short a sound?
Answer: mat
Mat has the short a sound, so that is the correct answer. Make has the long a sound, not the short a sound. Cake also has the long a sound, so it is not the short a word either. Listening for the sound the a makes helps you tell long a and short a apart.
- Listen: mat, game, bad. Which word has the long a sound?
Answer: game
Game has a long a sound, like the a saying its own name. Mat and bad both have a short a sound, like the a in apple. Since game sounds different from the other two words, it is the one with the long a sound. Game is the correct answer.
- Listen: hit, five, big. Which has the long i sound like 'bike'?
Answer: five
We need the long i sound. Five has i that says its name 'eye.' Hit and big have short i sounds like 'ih.'
- Listen: cat, map, name. Which word has a different vowel sound?
Answer: name
Name has a long a sound, like the a saying its own name. Cat and map both have a short a sound, like the a in apple. Since name sounds different from the other two words, it does not belong with them. Name is the word with the different vowel sound.
- Listen: mine, win, pin. Which has the long i sound like 'bike'?
Answer: mine
We need the long i sound. Mine has i that says its name 'eye.' Win and pin have short i sounds like 'ih.'
- Listen: cat, cake. Which word has the long a sound?
Answer: cake
We're finding the long a sound. In 'cake,' the a says its name like 'ay.' In 'cat,' the a makes a short sound.
- Listen: time, hit, win. Which has the long i sound like bike?
Answer: time
Time has the same long i sound as bike, like the letter name i. Hit has a short i sound, like the i in sit. Win also has a short i sound, not a long one. Time matches the long i sound in bike.
- Listen: like, lip, win. Which has the long i sound like bike?
Answer: like
We're finding the long i sound. Like has a long i that says 'eye.' Win and lip have short i sounds.
- Listen: late, ran. Which has the short a sound?
Answer: ran
Ran has the short a sound, so that is the correct answer. Late has the long a sound, not the short a sound. Gate also has the long a sound, so it is not the short a word either. Listening for the sound the a makes helps you tell long a and short a apart.
- Listen: game, man. Which has the long a sound?
Answer: game
Game has the long a sound, so that is the correct answer. Man has a short a sound, like the a in cat, not the long a sound. Cat also has a short a sound, so it is not the long a word either. Listening for the sound the a makes helps you tell long a and short a apart.
- Listen: hat, name, bag. Which has the short a sound like hat?
Answer: bag
"Bag" has the short /a/ sound. "Name" has a long /a/ sound, "car" has an r-controlled /a/ sound, and "want" contains the letter a but not the short /a/ sound.
- Listen: man, name. Which word has the short a sound?
Answer: man
Man has the short a sound, so that is the correct answer. Name has the long a sound, not the short a sound. Cake also has the long a sound, so it is not the short a word either. Listening for the sound the a makes helps you tell long a and short a apart.
- Listen: bed, bee, red. Which word has the long e sound like bee?
Answer: tree
Tree has a long e sound, like the e saying its own name, just like bee does. Bed and red both have a short e sound, like the e in bell. Bird does not have an e sound at all. Tree is the word that matches the long e sound in bee.
- Listen: five, zip, big. Which has the long i sound like bike?
Answer: five
Five has a long i sound, like the i saying its own name, just like bike does. Big and zip both have a short i sound, like the i in sit. Since five sounds different from the other two words, it is the one with the long i sound. Five is the correct answer.
