Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 240 · 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 “shoe”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) hood
2. 2.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feel (b) foot (c) spoon
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) steal (c) good
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) wool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) foot (c) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) school (b) win (c) feet
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) cook
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) seen
15. 15.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) soon (b) push (c) put
21. 21.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) look
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) moon
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) tooth (c) cook
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) sheep (c) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fool (b) win (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) hit
35. 35.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) look (b) sit (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) still
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) seen (c) fill
40. 40.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick

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