Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 298 · 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 fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) sit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) juice (c) full
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) soon (c) cook
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) book (c) fit
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) hood
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fit (b) shoe (c) pull
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) book
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) good
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) still
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pool (b) sleep (c) good
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) sleep (c) fit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) fool (c) book
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) tooth
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) seen
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) fill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) sheep
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) beat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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