Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 917 · 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? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) put
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) good (c) school
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sleep (b) look (c) ship
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) fit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) good (c) steal
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seat (b) boot (c) put
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) wood
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) moon (b) leap (c) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) juice
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) lip
22. 22.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) seen
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) ship (c) pick
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) heat (b) shoe (c) cook
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) tooth (c) pull
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) put (c) leap
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) pick
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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