Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 943 · 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? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) steal
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) look
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) school (b) feel (c) wood
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) feel (c) lip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) steal
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) juice
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) bit (c) moon
20. 20.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) soon (c) steal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) feet
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) sheep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) food (c) foot
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) ship (c) leap
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feel (b) book (c) moon
32. 32.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) beat
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) fool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) juice (c) good
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) pick
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) good (c) soon
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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