Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 760 · 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? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) good (b) fool (c) ship
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wood (b) seen (c) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) bit (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) full
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) bit (c) food
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) chip (c) food
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) bit (b) full (c) soon
16. 16.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) heat (b) school (c) wood
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) juice (c) pull
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) seat (b) push (c) fool
21. 21.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) meal (c) shoe
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) push
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) book (b) seen (c) shoe
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) tooth (c) hood
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) moon (c) wool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) school (c) hood
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) cook (c) fool
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hood (b) sheep (c) pick
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) fit (c) sheep
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) feet (c) look
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pool (b) push (c) still

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