Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 865 · 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) soon (b) push (c) good
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) seat (c) hit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) food (b) foot (c) seat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) meal (b) pool (c) book
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) full
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) cook
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) sheep
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) beat (b) still (c) lip
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) foot (c) meal
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) look (c) seen
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) slip
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) book (b) chip (c) cheap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feet (b) book (c) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) win (b) fool (c) pull
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) good
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) still
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) hood (c) food
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) steal (b) boot (c) chip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) push (c) moon
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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