Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 921 · 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? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) push (c) boot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) slip (c) win
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) boot
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) feel
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) food
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) cook
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) pull
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) wool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) beat (c) seat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) wood
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) boot
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fill (b) book (c) fool
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) sheep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) fit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) cook
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) hood
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) steal (b) beat (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) slip (b) push (c) school
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) cook
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) pool

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