Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 52 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) win
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) pull
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) spoon (c) seat
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) hood (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) good
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) food (b) chip (c) seen
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) tooth
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) spoon
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) good (c) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) pool (c) good
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) cook (c) fit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) sit (c) pool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) full (c) boot
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) put
32. 32.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) push (b) moon (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) put (b) hood (c) school
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) beat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) seat (c) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) juice (b) feet (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) chip
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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