Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 872 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) foot (c) pool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) push
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) beat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) put (b) lip (c) cheap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) sleep
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) sit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) school (c) sleep
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) juice
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) boot (b) feet (c) ship
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seen (b) wool (c) tooth
21. 21.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) pull (c) moon
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) fill
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) good (c) juice
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) full (c) book
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) good (c) blue
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) slip (c) heat

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