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1st Grade Short Vowels Jeopardy Review

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Practice short a, e, i, o, and u sounds in common words with this 1st grade phonics and reading review game. This is a Grade 1 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Short A, Short E, Short I, Short O, Short U.

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  • Short A

    Which word has a short a sound: cat or cake?

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    cat

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  • Short E

    Which word has a short e sound: bed or bead?

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    bed

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  • Short I

    Which word has a short i sound: pig or pie?

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    pig

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  • Short O

    Which word has a short o sound: hop or hope?

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    hop

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  • Short U

    Which word has a short u sound: sun or soon?

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    sun

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Short A

$100 — Which word has a short a sound: cat or cake?
cat
$200 — What vowel sound is in map?
short a
$300 — Which word rhymes with hat: bat or bite?
bat
$400 — Complete the word: c_t, a pet that meows.
cat
$500 — Which has short a: jam or jeep?
jam

Short E

$100 — Which word has a short e sound: bed or bead?
bed
$200 — What vowel sound is in hen?
short e
$300 — Which word rhymes with ten: pen or pine?
pen
$400 — Complete the word: r_d, a color.
red
$500 — Which has short e: net or note?
net

Short I

$100 — Which word has a short i sound: pig or pie?
pig
$200 — What vowel sound is in sit?
short i
$300 — Which word rhymes with fin: win or wine?
win
$400 — Complete the word: f_sh, an animal that swims.
fish
$500 — Which has short i: lid or load?
lid

Short O

$100 — Which word has a short o sound: hop or hope?
hop
$200 — What vowel sound is in log?
short o
$300 — Which word rhymes with hot: pot or Pete?
pot
$400 — Complete the word: d_g, a common pet.
dog
$500 — Which has short o: fox or fix?
fox

Short U

$100 — Which word has a short u sound: sun or soon?
sun
$200 — What vowel sound is in cup?
short u
$300 — Which word rhymes with bug: rug or rage?
rug
$400 — Complete the word: r_n, to move quickly.
run
$500 — Which has short u: mud or made?
mud

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