Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 557 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) seen
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) wood
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) win
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) pull
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) sleep (c) sit
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) pull (c) cook
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) seen
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) chip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) blue (b) beat (c) chip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) cook (c) pick
28. 28.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) look
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) pull
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) soon (c) lip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) pull (c) blue
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) wood (c) shoe
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) look (b) beat (c) slip

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