Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 553 · 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 “full”? (a) good (b) still (c) fool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wood (b) cook (c) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) feet (c) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) slip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) food (c) boot
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) shoe
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) pull (c) ship
16. 16.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) fool (c) sheep
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) meal
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) pool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) full (c) lip
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) bit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) lip (b) book (c) tooth
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) steal
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fit (b) wood (c) school
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) look (c) pick
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) fill (c) food
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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