Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 188 · 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 “push”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) put
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) still (b) full (c) pool
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) heat
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) still (c) lip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) feel
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) pull
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) tooth
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) shoe
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) tooth (c) fit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) school (c) slip
33. 33.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) heat (b) moon (c) look
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) chip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) chip (b) good (c) shoe
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) bit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) pull
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) look (c) fool

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