Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 475 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) pool
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) full
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) good (b) beat (c) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) school (b) sleep (c) ship
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) win
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) food (c) push
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) soon
11. 11.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) juice
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) shoe (c) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) meal (b) spoon (c) win
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) tooth (c) steal
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) seat
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) shoe (c) sleep
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) moon (b) seen (c) hit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) lip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) fool (c) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) hood
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) boot (c) pull
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) win (c) beat
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cook (b) heat (c) slip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) school (c) book
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) full
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) seen (c) push
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) feel (b) food (c) look

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