Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 714 · 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? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) push (b) seat (c) win
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) seen (c) beat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) juice
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) cook
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) moon (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) spoon
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) fool (c) meal
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) school (c) fill
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) boot (b) pick (c) seat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) food (c) tooth
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) full (b) seen (c) hit
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fool (b) sheep (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) moon (c) look
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) food (c) soon
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) push (c) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seat (b) food (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) push
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) shoe (c) ship
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) beat (c) bit
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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