Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 859 · 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 “moon”? (a) fool (b) look (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) hood
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) spoon
7. 7.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) fool (c) soon
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) still (c) meal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) push (c) good
13. 13.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) book (c) lip
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) chip
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) still (c) pool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) good (b) shoe (c) soon
28. 28.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) feel (c) ship
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) juice (c) book
33. 33.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) chip
36. 36.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) tooth
39. 39.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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