Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 957 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) blue (b) fit (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) put (c) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) seat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) soon (c) steal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) tooth (b) bit (c) foot
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) book
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) fit (c) sleep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) chip (b) sit (c) steal
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) food (c) slip
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) steal (b) good (c) school
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) leap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) lip
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) soon (b) foot (c) seat
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) moon (b) fill (c) seat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) full
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) push (b) beat (c) chip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) still
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) lip (b) fool (c) pull
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) meal (c) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) feet
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) slip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) still
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) leap (c) ship
39. 39.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) push

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