Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 83 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) food (c) cook
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) heat (c) ship
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) pick
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) food
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) meal (c) pull
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) seen (b) hood (c) boot
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) hood (c) leap
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) moon (c) cook
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) food (b) chip (c) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) blue (c) feel
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) book
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) full (c) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) juice (c) fool
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) fit (c) pull
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) boot (c) sheep
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) good (c) hood
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) feel (c) beat
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) boot (b) steal (c) hit
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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