Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 933 · 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? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) wool (b) lip (c) sleep
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) book (b) win (c) juice
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) sit (b) pool (c) look
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) food
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) moon
16. 16.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) heat (c) meal
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) food (b) chip (c) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) leap
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) hood
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) hood (c) lip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) push (b) hood (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) look (c) feet
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) seat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) foot
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) put (c) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) full (c) juice

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