Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 620 · 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? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) good (b) book (c) fool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) foot (c) ship
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) food (c) bit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) moon
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) pick (c) shoe
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) fool (c) wood
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) seen
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) pull
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) good
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) still (c) pool
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) good (c) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) seat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) foot
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) push (c) feel
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) win
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) chip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) spoon (b) feet (c) pick

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