Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 677 · 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 “blue”? (a) good (b) pool (c) feet
2. 2.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) good (c) lip
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) food (b) ship (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) pull (c) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) hit
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) lip (c) steal
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) lip (b) full (c) blue
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) heat (c) bit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) fool (c) pull
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) good
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) look
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) slip
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) shoe
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) sheep
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) still (c) wool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sit (b) put (c) food
40. 40.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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