Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 277 · 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 “wool”? (a) look (b) feet (c) spoon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) sit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) heat (b) look (c) pool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) feet (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) put
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) beat (b) book (c) blue
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) leap (c) fool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) moon
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) sheep
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) food
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) feel (c) fill
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) juice
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) meal (c) book
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) good (c) sheep

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