Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 337 · 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) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) look (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) sit
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) good
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hit (b) wood (c) food
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feel (b) full (c) juice
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) pick
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) full
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) book (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) foot (c) sleep
23. 23.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) look
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) wood (c) soon
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) pull (c) blue
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) school
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) sit (c) look
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) lip (b) look (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) full (b) juice (c) school
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) beat

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