Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 575 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) good (c) shoe
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) beat
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) juice (b) lip (c) meal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) good (b) seat (c) hit
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) wool (c) spoon
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) leap (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) shoe
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) pull (c) cheap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) bit (b) cook (c) beat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) sleep (c) juice
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cheap (b) moon (c) hood
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) still (b) shoe (c) look
25. 25.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) still
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) shoe (b) meal (c) sit
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) school (b) seat (c) sit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) feel
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) hood
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cook (b) slip (c) seat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) heat

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