Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 309 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) spoon
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) school (b) still (c) steal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) sit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) book
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) still (b) put (c) pool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) good (c) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) soon
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pick (b) push (c) boot
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) food
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) hit (c) juice
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) ship
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) good (c) tooth
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) good
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) sheep
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) feet (c) pick
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) school (c) seen
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) cook
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) good (b) feet (c) still
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) hood (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) beat (b) fool (c) wood
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) win (c) cheap
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) look (b) soon (c) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) hit (c) foot
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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