Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 814 · 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 “full”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) seat (c) pull
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) food
6. 6.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) still (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) push (c) juice
12. 12.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) win (b) put (c) shoe
17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) steal (b) moon (c) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) good (c) cheap
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) sit (b) hood (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) shoe (c) sit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) moon (c) feel
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) feel (b) push (c) soon
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) shoe (c) ship
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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