Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 784 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) food (c) ship
2. 2.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) feel
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) heat
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) chip
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) win (c) steal
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) juice (c) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) soon (b) put (c) blue
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) book (c) fit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) full (c) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) heat (b) push (c) boot
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sit (b) moon (c) wood
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) book
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) fit
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) good (c) pool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) put
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) lip (c) cook
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) fool
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) put

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