Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 125 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) blue (c) look
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) slip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) pick
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) full (c) pool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) steal
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) lip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) pull
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) put (c) cook
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) feel (c) bit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) beat (c) pool
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) chip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) push (b) bit (c) sheep
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) moon (b) pick (c) meal
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) chip
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) push (c) feel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) school
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) win (b) sheep (c) feet
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) put
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) lip (c) tooth
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) slip
38. 38.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) sheep (c) food

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