Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 2 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) look (b) fit (c) sleep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) pull (c) boot
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) steal
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) hit (c) slip
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) school (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) bit (c) blue
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) school (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) boot
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) pool (c) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) full (b) sleep (c) win
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) feel (c) chip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) spoon (c) pick
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) leap (c) blue
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) steal (c) lip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) juice
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) good (c) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) shoe
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) hood
37. 37.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) heat (c) lip

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