Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 413 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) beat
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) sheep (c) moon
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sleep (b) hood (c) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) put (c) pool
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) still (b) hood (c) steal
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) still (b) food (c) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) still (c) juice
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) book (b) feel (c) boot
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) pull
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) soon (b) seat (c) push
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) school (c) wool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) slip
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) tooth
31. 31.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) soon (b) sleep (c) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) seen (c) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) push
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) put (c) meal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) pool

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