Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 901 · 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? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) feet
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) hood (c) seat
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) wood (c) shoe
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) hit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) feet (c) tooth
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) put (c) juice
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) book (c) meal
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) leap (b) school (c) pull
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) heat
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) still (c) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) pick
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) still (c) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) slip (c) cook
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) boot (c) seen
33. 33.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) still (b) wood (c) pool
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) heat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) soon (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) push (b) meal (c) spoon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) put
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) pull (c) pool
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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