Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 130 · 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 “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) food (c) heat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) blue (c) fit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) cheap (c) pick
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) win
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) good
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) bit (b) tooth (c) wood
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) fool
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) still (c) sit
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) push
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) blue (b) put (c) sleep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) bit (c) juice
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) book (c) pick
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) seat
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) hit (c) cook
28. 28.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) blue (c) moon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) seat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) shoe (b) ship (c) heat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) boot (c) fit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) feel
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seat (b) book (c) sit
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) cheap

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