Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 3 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) hit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) slip (b) school (c) book
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) lip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) meal (c) full
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) bit (c) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) moon (c) hood
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) beat
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) wool (c) shoe
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) book (c) food
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) win (c) seen
22. 22.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) sheep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) wool
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) seat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) school (c) feet
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) full (b) meal (c) fool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) wool
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) pull

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