Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 664 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) book (c) meal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) win
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) win
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) food (c) pull
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) win (c) sleep
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) leap
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) push
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pool (b) leap (c) pick
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) school
18. 18.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) pool (c) seen
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) book (b) bit (c) steal
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) win (b) look (c) blue
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) boot (c) foot
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) win
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) chip (b) look (c) food
28. 28.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) put (c) seat
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) book (c) seat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) steal (c) pick
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) steal (b) wood (c) moon
37. 37.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) wood
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) spoon (c) push

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