Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 493 · 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? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) food
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) school
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) full (c) foot
15. 15.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) push (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) pick
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fill (b) hood (c) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) full
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) slip
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) full (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) juice
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) cook (b) hit (c) blue
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) meal (c) moon
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) fill
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) blue
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) good
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) leap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) beat (b) wood (c) win

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