Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 367 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) full
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) meal (b) wool (c) blue
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) beat (c) pick
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) win
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) pool (c) sheep
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) feel (c) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) sleep
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) sit
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) hood (c) bit
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) seen (c) blue
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) look
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) meal
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) ship

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