Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 410 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) steal
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) push (c) pool
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) hit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) shoe
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) cook
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) school
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) look (b) slip (c) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) wool
14. 14.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) meal (b) book (c) blue
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) seen
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) full (c) tooth
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) chip (c) juice
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) fool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) food (b) bit (c) seen
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) sleep (c) sit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) seat (c) lip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) ship
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) pick
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) leap (c) moon
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) sleep
34. 34.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) fill
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) school (c) beat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) foot (b) food (c) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) juice
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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