Long and Short Vowels

What is the phonetic transcription of the word "Recycle"?

• /ˌriːˈsaɪkəl/ Long Vowel

• /ˌriːˈsaɪkə/ Short Vowel

• /ˌriˈsaɪkəl/ Long Vowel

• /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ Short Vowel

What is the phonetic transcription of the word "lack"?

• /ˈlæk:l/

  Long Vowel

• /ˈlæk/

  Short Vowel

• /ˈlæk/

  Long Vowel

• /ˈlæka/

  Short Vowel

Does snack have a long a or short a?

• long a

• short a

Short vowels are often represented by a vowel digraph or a vowel followed by a silent 'e.

• True

• False

Whale has a long vowel

• True

• False

Which word does not belong: net, see, meat, or me?

• net /ˈnɛt/

• see /ˈsiː/

• meat /ˈmiːt/

• me /miː/

Short vowel sounds occur when the letter is not pronounced the way it sounds.

• True

• False

Which word has the long vowel o ?

• not

• cake

• note

• finger

Which word has the long vowel u ?

• cub

• cube

• umbrella

• fame

Cat has a long vowel

• True

• False