Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 522 · 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 “look”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) cook
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) blue (c) good
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) pull (c) slip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) moon
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) soon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) slip (c) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) soon (b) moon (c) look
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) food
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) win (c) put
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) food (b) pick (c) beat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) school (c) seat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) moon (c) lip
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) boot (c) pick
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) seen
34. 34.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) cheap
36. 36.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) full
39. 39.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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