Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 590 · 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 fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) look
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) sheep
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) boot
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) boot (c) feet
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) pool
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) leap (c) shoe
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) fit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) heat (c) school
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) pool
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) foot (c) fill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) full
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) food
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) spoon (c) cook
26. 26.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) good (c) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) hit (c) seat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) seat (c) juice
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) slip (c) seen
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) feet (c) steal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) steal
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) look
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) food (c) sheep

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