Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 268 · 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 “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) juice (c) pull
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) look
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) still (c) beat
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) fit
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) soon (b) full (c) put
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) juice
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) boot
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) slip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) slip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) feet
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wood (b) fill (c) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) cook (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) pull
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) sit
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) hood (c) leap

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