Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 754 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) beat (c) ship
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) blue (c) moon
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) sheep (c) lip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) heat (b) pull (c) blue
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) shoe (b) pick (c) wood
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) wood
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) moon
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) heat
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) soon (b) pool (c) book
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) book
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) blue (c) cheap
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) beat
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) moon (b) chip (c) seen
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) soon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) feet
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) pull (c) lip
28. 28.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) leap
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) sleep (c) pool
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) chip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) fill
39. 39.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) wool

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