Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 544 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) boot (c) seen
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) book (c) feel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) bit (c) sheep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) still (c) seen
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) sit
12. 12.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) feet (c) fill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) wood (c) boot
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) chip (c) school
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pick (b) full (c) food
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) cheap
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) beat
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fit (b) feel (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cook (b) fit (c) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) school
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) book
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) hood (c) feel
34. 34.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) good (c) moon
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) good (b) sit (c) leap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) good (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) foot
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) seen (c) pick

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