Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 330 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) sit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) full
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) fool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) chip
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) win
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) cook
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) seen (c) win
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) ship
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) food (b) slip (c) hood
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) leap (b) look (c) spoon
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) look (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) sit (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) still
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) still (c) heat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) juice
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) hood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) boot (c) full
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) pool (c) heat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) food (c) win
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) good (c) school
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) food (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) fool

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