Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 6 · 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 “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) feel (b) shoe (c) look
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hit (b) food (c) book
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) fool (c) hit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) school (c) tooth
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) wood
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) food
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) put (c) cheap
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) hood
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) school (b) fill (c) meal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) boot
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) cook (c) win
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) put (b) leap (c) chip
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) cheap
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) full (c) sheep
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) heat (c) tooth
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) school (c) hit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) win (c) sheep
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) full (c) juice
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) still (c) pick
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) juice (b) sheep (c) still
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) fool (c) foot
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) food (c) heat

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