Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 347 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) ship (c) boot
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) bit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) seat (b) school (c) look
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) feet (c) bit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) seat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) pool (c) push
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) blue (c) put
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) full (c) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) push (b) full (c) shoe
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) win (c) leap
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hit (b) ship (c) beat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) meal (b) food (c) full
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) win (b) good (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) book (b) juice (c) soon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) bit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) meal (c) book
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) meal (c) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) still (b) blue (c) feel
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) look
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) hood

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