Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 831 · 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 fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sit (b) full (c) moon
6. 6.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) pick (c) pull
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) school
16. 16.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) look
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) sit (c) tooth
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) still (c) food
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) cheap (c) cook
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) beat (b) food (c) wood
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) book
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) beat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) push (c) bit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) wool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) fool (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) put (b) hit (c) seat
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) tooth (c) win
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) bit (b) wood (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) school (c) put

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