Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 102 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) boot (c) look
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) meal (c) good
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) beat (b) hood (c) moon
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) bit (c) leap
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) seat (c) moon
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pull (b) cheap (c) fit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) wood
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) fool
27. 27.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) look (c) pool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) cheap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) fit
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) sheep
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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