Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 68 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) heat (c) push
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) ship
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) beat
9. 9.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) heat (b) school (c) foot
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) feet
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fit (b) book (c) spoon
13. 13.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) spoon (c) push
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) bit (c) look
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) good (c) soon
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) cook
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) food (c) seat
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) spoon
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) school (b) fit (c) steal
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) seen
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) cook
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) beat (c) spoon
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) still (c) seat

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