Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 628 · 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: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) win
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) push (c) juice
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) wood
13. 13.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) wood (b) school (c) still
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) push (b) seen (c) lip
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) wool
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) seat
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) hood (b) spoon (c) good
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) shoe
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) beat (c) lip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) sleep (c) blue
34. 34.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) fit (c) wood
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) spoon (c) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) feet

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