Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 721 · 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 “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) heat (c) sit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) hit (b) juice (c) seen
8. 8.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) meal (b) foot (c) shoe
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) put (c) slip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) meal (c) wood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) fill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) lip
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) win (b) feet (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) juice (c) hood
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) fool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) heat
20. 20.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) chip (b) look (c) sheep
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) school (b) sit (c) leap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) blue
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) meal (b) food (c) put
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) food (c) look
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) look (c) meal
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) feel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) seat (b) school (c) push
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) push (b) beat (c) sit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) look (c) soon
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) look (c) tooth
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) seen (c) chip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) juice (b) win (c) seat

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