Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 424 · 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 “wood”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) moon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wood (b) slip (c) feet
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) soon (b) sit (c) feet
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) soon (c) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) seat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) beat (b) full (c) school
17. 17.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) chip (b) lip (c) feel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) shoe
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) soon (b) push (c) fit
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) food (c) fit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) juice
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) fool
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) seen (c) food
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) seat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) push (c) boot
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) full (b) blue (c) heat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) look (c) blue
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit

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