Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 766 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) moon
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) slip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) cook (c) wood
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) leap
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) moon
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) feel (c) tooth
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) still
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fill (b) pool (c) book
12. 12.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) school (b) leap (c) still
15. 15.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) sit (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) win
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) meal (b) sleep (c) win
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) win (c) cheap
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) sleep
29. 29.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) soon (c) win
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) seat
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) foot
34. 34.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) put (c) sit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) bit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) seat

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