Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 249 · 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: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) sleep (c) fit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sit (b) push (c) boot
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) moon (b) lip (c) cheap
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) fill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) book (b) juice (c) blue
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) foot
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) leap
17. 17.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) win (c) moon
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) pool (c) pull
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) steal
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) meal (c) hood
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) chip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) fill (c) seen
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) still (b) school (c) book
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) chip (b) push (c) moon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) school (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) slip (b) book (c) soon
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fit (b) put (c) moon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) spoon (c) cheap
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) slip (c) put
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) food
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) wool

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