Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 430 · 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: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) push
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) leap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) chip
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) cheap (c) feel
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) sit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) spoon
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) sit
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) boot
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) good (c) win
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) leap (b) cook (c) blue
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) tooth
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) ship
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) blue
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) school (c) lip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) wool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) boot (c) pick
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) foot (c) sleep
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) hood
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) leap
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) feet
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) food (c) book

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