Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 245 · 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 “lip”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) meal
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) wood
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) blue
6. 6.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) still (c) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) seen
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) fit (c) cook
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) full (c) cheap
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) wool (c) boot
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) school (c) pull
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) put (b) book (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) food
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) shoe
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) feel (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) book (c) tooth
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) sheep
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) seat
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) foot

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