Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 320 · 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: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) book (b) fit (c) feel
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) win (c) foot
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) slip (c) pool
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) leap (c) moon
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) chip (c) heat
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) wool (c) fill
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) bit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) put (b) heat (c) slip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) good
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) push (c) soon
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pool (b) ship (c) cheap

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