Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 965 · 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? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) sheep (c) wool
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) steal
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) shoe (c) wool
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) shoe (b) feet (c) pick
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) look
17. 17.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) book (c) ship
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) lip
23. 23.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) steal
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) blue (c) still
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) pick
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) lip (b) seat (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) seat (b) put (c) pool
31. 31.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) push (b) leap (c) chip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) good (c) meal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) meal (b) fool (c) wool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) cook (c) leap
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) fit
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) put (b) food (c) sit

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