Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 13 · 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 “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) seat
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) pull
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) feet (b) look (c) soon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) seen (c) win
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) spoon
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) slip (c) tooth
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) wood
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) good
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) still (b) meal (c) book
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) bit
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) full (c) push
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) seen
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) spoon (c) sheep
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) blue (c) full
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) feet (c) good

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