Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 530 · 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? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) blue (c) look
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) look (c) moon
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) food
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) pool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) boot (c) still
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) heat (b) leap (c) fit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) ship
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) cook
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) pick
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) cook
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) beat
22. 22.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) fool (c) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) hood
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) steal (c) put
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) meal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) hit (c) shoe
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feel (b) push (c) still
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) tooth
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) look (c) wood
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) feet
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) pull (c) sleep

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