Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 914 · 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? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) chip (c) full
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) school (c) feet
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) soon (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feel (b) wool (c) moon
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) book
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) heat (c) fit
21. 21.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) leap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hit (b) win (c) seen
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) pool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) hood
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) put (b) seat (c) pool
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) boot (b) spoon (c) full
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) put
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) hit

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