Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 88 · 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 “fool”? (a) food (b) book (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) sleep
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) school
5. 5.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) put
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) leap
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) school (b) good (c) hit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) look
11. 11.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) wool (c) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) put (b) chip (c) beat
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) heat (c) cook
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) slip (c) cook
25. 25.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) spoon (c) book
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) full (c) cook
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) win (b) seat (c) moon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) put (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) bit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal

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