Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 529 · 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 “bit”? (a) hit (b) full (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) book (c) sheep
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) school
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) wool (b) win (c) sheep
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) cook
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) seat
20. 20.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) good
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) push (c) soon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) tooth
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) good
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) lip (b) juice (c) hood
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) school
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hit (b) boot (c) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) hood
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) sleep (c) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) soon (c) cheap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) fit

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