Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 116 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) hood
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) foot (c) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) good
8. 8.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) still (c) leap
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) fool (c) good
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) put
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) moon
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) still
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) book (b) steal (c) win
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) book (b) slip (c) seen
23. 23.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) boot
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) food (c) sheep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) fill
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) lip (b) good (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) good (c) soon
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) hood (c) cheap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) pull (c) pick
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) juice (c) sit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) blue
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) sit (c) seat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) seat (c) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) push (c) blue
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sheep (b) juice (c) wool

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