Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 433 · 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? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) hit (c) feel
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) look
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) hood
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) hood (c) moon
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) meal (c) slip
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) school (c) sleep
21. 21.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) good (c) chip
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) foot (b) leap (c) boot
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) push (b) soon (c) boot
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) school
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) ship
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) lip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) put
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) school (c) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) cheap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) good (c) food
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) leap (c) juice
38. 38.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) steal (b) juice (c) hood
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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