Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 154 · 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? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) put (b) slip (c) steal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) cheap (c) wood
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) push
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) spoon (b) sit (c) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) foot
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) blue (b) win (c) feel
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) school (c) foot
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) push (c) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) put
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) full (b) leap (c) bit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) fool
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) push (b) steal (c) fill
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) pull
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) shoe
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) slip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) shoe (c) good
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) wood
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) hood (c) soon

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