Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 416 · 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 “boot”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) foot
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) push
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) moon (b) win (c) sheep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) heat (c) slip
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) heat (b) push (c) tooth
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) tooth
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) food (b) bit (c) steal
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) bit (b) moon (c) pull
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) feet
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) chip (c) seat
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) blue
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) moon
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hit (b) food (c) book
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) shoe
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) fool (c) slip
33. 33.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) pool (c) wood
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) still (b) shoe (c) push
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) win
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) fit (c) sleep

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