Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 928 · 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 “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) soon (b) win (c) sheep
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) blue (c) book
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fit (b) moon (c) good
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) still
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) pull
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) seen (c) food
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) book
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) leap (b) full (c) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) slip (c) seat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pull (b) seat (c) food
25. 25.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) blue (c) wood
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) win
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) put
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) tooth (b) fit (c) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) look (c) tooth
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) sit (c) soon

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