Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 368 · 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) cook (b) fool (c) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) cook
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) push
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) ship (c) cook
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) sheep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) wool
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) pick (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) spoon
12. 12.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) book (c) win
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) seen (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) full (b) beat (c) fit
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) steal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feet (b) pull (c) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) school (c) beat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) juice (c) feel
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) full (c) steal
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) soon
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) shoe
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) good
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sheep (b) shoe (c) look
34. 34.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) bit (b) book (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) ship
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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