Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 446 · 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 “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) food (c) steal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) leap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) sit (c) beat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) feel (c) look
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) good (c) juice
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) sit (b) shoe (c) cook
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) lip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) feet
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) boot (c) feel
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) push (c) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) sheep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fool (b) leap (c) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) fool (c) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) beat (b) hit (c) lip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) push
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) push
38. 38.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) bit

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