Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 157 · 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 ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) school (b) sheep (c) win
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) put
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) book (c) moon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) pool (c) pull
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) still (c) soon
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) hood (c) heat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) book (c) sheep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) push
21. 21.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) book
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) look (c) moon
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) still
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) feet (c) fill
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) put (b) soon (c) fool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) school (b) leap (c) lip
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) leap (c) push
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) pool (c) wool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) blue
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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