Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 782 · 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: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) leap (c) cook
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) fit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) shoe (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) soon (c) pick
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) book (c) heat
14. 14.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) steal
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) full
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hit (b) food (c) wood
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) school
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) seen
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) push
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) soon
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) meal
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) put
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) food (b) hit (c) seen
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) cheap (b) feet (c) pick
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) spoon
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) pool (c) lip

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