Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 321 · 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? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) boot
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) heat
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) slip
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) put (c) shoe
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) heat (c) pick
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) wood (c) meal
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) school (c) cook
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) heat (c) wood
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) fill (c) feel
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) lip (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) boot
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) wood (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) blue
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) shoe
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) school (b) sleep (c) foot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) soon
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) pull
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) boot (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) fill (c) seen
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) good
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) cheap
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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