Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 499 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) blue
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) ship
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) look (c) soon
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) juice (b) sit (c) look
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) good
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) shoe
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) soon
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) juice (c) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) feel (c) still
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) push
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) soon (c) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fit (b) sheep (c) foot
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) seat (c) slip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) leap (c) hood
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) bit (c) cheap
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) leap (c) hit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) food
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pick (b) shoe (c) leap
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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