Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 176 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) lip (b) look (c) soon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) soon (c) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) chip
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) boot (c) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) look (b) bit (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) lip
15. 15.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) meal (c) sit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) look (b) sit (c) steal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) shoe (c) hood
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) chip (c) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) wool
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) cook
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) pick
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) ship

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