Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 144 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) good (c) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) feet
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) moon (c) look
6. 6.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) moon (b) good (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) leap (b) boot (c) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) sleep
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) wool (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) fool (c) feet
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) beat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) seen (b) fool (c) good
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) fool (c) school
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) soon (b) sleep (c) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) cook
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) cook (c) pool
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) slip (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) blue (c) push
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) good (b) slip (c) cheap
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) sit (b) hood (c) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) heat (b) cheap (c) slip

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