Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 336 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) steal (c) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) win
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) soon (b) book (c) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) full
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) meal
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) bit (c) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) leap
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) school (c) wood
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) food
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) food
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) beat (c) good
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) push (c) blue
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) heat (b) look (c) school
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) school (c) put
30. 30.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) ship (c) heat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) look
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) soon (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) leap
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) fool

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