Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 14 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) cheap (c) cook
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) feet
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) leap (b) food (c) pull
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) shoe
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) put (b) hit (c) heat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) pool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) fit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) lip (c) meal
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) lip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) feet (c) tooth
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) soon (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) win (c) moon
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) school (c) still
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) heat (c) pull
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) put (b) pool (c) seen
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) still (c) pool
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) heat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) put (c) lip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) win
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) sleep (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) fool (c) beat

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