Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 860 · 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 “shoe”? (a) full (b) school (c) push
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) cook
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) wool (b) win (c) meal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) pool
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) good
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) boot (c) put
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) push (c) cheap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) slip (c) put
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) steal (c) pull
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) chip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) win
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) moon (b) full (c) wood
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) food (c) bit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) moon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) chip (c) wood
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) pull (c) full
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) seen
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) heat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) foot
40. 40.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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