Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 537 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) shoe (c) lip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) push
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) tooth (c) slip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) push (b) food (c) pick
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wool (b) chip (c) cheap
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) foot
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) fool (c) foot
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) feet
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) steal (c) soon
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) bit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) beat (c) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) ship (b) pull (c) food
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) push (b) sleep (c) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) juice (b) ship (c) seen
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) moon (c) wool
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) fit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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