Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 170 · 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? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) sit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) feel (b) put (c) soon
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) moon (c) feel
10. 10.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) tooth
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) school
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) moon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) spoon (c) push
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) good (b) seat (c) food
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) school (b) hood (c) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) slip (c) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) cook (c) blue
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) push (c) seen
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) foot
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) cook (c) wood
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) wood (c) bit
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) wood
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) seat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) wool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) pull (c) full
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich

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