Irregular Verb Pronunciation: Short Vowels
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Date…………………………………….
Part 1. Direction: In the following list of irregular verb forms, a form
with a short vowel sound is missing. Write it in the blank next to the
verb given.
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bite
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build
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.......... caught
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cut
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dig
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do
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drink ..........
fall
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feed ..........
forget ..........
.......... forgave
.......... got
.......... gave
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go
hang
have
hit
hold
keep
lead
leave
lend
let
light
meet
read
ring
ring
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run
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say
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.......... sold
send ..........
shut ..........
sing
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sit
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sleep ..........
spend ..........
.......... stood
swim ..........
.......... told
.......... thought
.......... understood
win
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Part II. Direction: Write the verb forms YOU WROTE above into the
following columns according to the short vowel sound.
Short a
Short e
Short i
Short o
Short u
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Prepared by Diane Tehrani
Irregular Verb Pronunciation: Long Vowels
Part I. Direction: In the following list of irregular verb forms, a form
with a long vowel sound is missing. Write it in the blank next to the
verb given.
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become ..........
.......... bit
.......... blew
break ..........
.......... bought
choose ..........
come ..........
.......... did
drive ..........
draw ..........
eat
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.......... fed
.......... fought
.......... found
.......... flew
forgive ..........
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give
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.......... went
.......... grew
.......... heard
.......... held
.......... kept
.......... knew
.......... laid
.......... led
.......... left
lie
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.......... lit
.......... lost
make ..........
.......... met
.......... paid
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.......... read
ride
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.......... said
.......... saw
sell
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shine ..........
show ..........
.......... slept
speak ..........
steal ..........
.......... took
.......... taught
throw ..........
tell
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wake ..........
wear ..........
write ..........
Part II. Direction: Write the verb forms YOU WROTE above into the
following columns according to the long vowel sound.
Long a
Long e
Long i
Long o
Long u
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Prepared by Diane Tehrani