Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 618 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) pull (c) steal
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) fit
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) fit (c) leap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) steal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) still (c) feel
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) spoon
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) pull
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) beat (c) sit
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) steal
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) seat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) fool (c) boot
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) feel
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) seat
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) shoe
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) tooth (b) blue (c) foot
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) ship (c) juice
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fit (b) full (c) fool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) juice (b) book (c) hit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) meal (b) full (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) sit (c) foot

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