Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 555 · 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: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) juice (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) put (c) foot
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) wool (c) boot
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) blue
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) still
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) seat (b) spoon (c) good
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) pick
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) bit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pool (b) look (c) beat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) push (c) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) soon
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) wood
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) school
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wood (b) soon (c) ship
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) still
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) wood
25. 25.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) cook (c) tooth
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) wool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) fill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) fill
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) hit
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) wool (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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