Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 273 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) hit (c) feet
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pool (b) still (c) heat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) food (c) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) moon (c) seen
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) shoe
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) hood
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) slip
23. 23.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) steal (c) put
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) cheap (c) sit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) heat (b) juice (c) foot
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) push (b) school (c) pick
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) steal
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) cheap (c) sit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) wood (c) bit
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) lip
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) boot
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) seat
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) look
39. 39.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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