Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 415 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) bit (c) meal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) book (b) fill (c) boot
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) foot (c) pool
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) boot (c) sheep
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) soon (b) full (c) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) still
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) pick
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) pull (c) wool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) heat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sheep (b) meal (c) slip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) full (b) slip (c) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) juice
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) school (b) seat (c) chip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) foot
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) chip (c) steal
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) tooth
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) boot (c) ship
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) fill
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) win
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) fit
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) feet
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) still (c) wood
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) food (c) sleep

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