Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 196 · 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 “win”? (a) look (b) sit (c) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) book (b) chip (c) blue
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) hit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) sleep (c) wool
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) juice
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wool (b) still (c) heat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) seat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) fool
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) food (c) foot
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) food (c) good
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) blue (c) slip
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) slip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) heat (b) look (c) blue
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) ship
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) chip
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) school (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) sit (c) food
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) school (c) soon
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) steal (b) pool (c) foot
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) heat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) push (c) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) juice
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) book
38. 38.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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