Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 887 · 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: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) chip (c) school
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) wool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) put
6. 6.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) look
9. 9.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) meal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) blue
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) foot (c) soon
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) hood (b) moon (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) lip
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) steal (b) tooth (c) full
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) chip (c) spoon
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) put (c) tooth
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fill (b) book (c) juice
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) fill (c) pool
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) win (b) juice (c) hood
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) leap
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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