Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 949 · 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 “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) chip (c) moon
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) pool
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) wood (c) heat
9. 9.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) school (c) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) sleep
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) put (c) tooth
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) meal (b) win (c) good
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) bit (c) juice
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) feel
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) leap
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) school (b) sit (c) leap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) pick (c) feet
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) beat (b) boot (c) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) seat (c) full
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) slip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) meal
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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