Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 393 · 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 “cook”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) ship (c) look
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) spoon (c) look
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) win (c) fool
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) fill
17. 17.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) feet
20. 20.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) full (c) cook
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) sit
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) moon (b) heat (c) chip
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) tooth (b) meal (c) pick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) slip (c) seen
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) still (c) blue
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) win (c) beat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) sit
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) win (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) hood
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) moon (b) hit (c) wood

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