Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 971 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) pool (c) book
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) soon (c) chip
3. 3.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) tooth (c) fill
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) pull
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) feet
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) still (b) cook (c) juice
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) seat
11. 11.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) soon
16. 16.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) push
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) put (b) pick (c) tooth
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) look
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) steal (c) juice
28. 28.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) pull (c) push
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) sit (c) fool
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) steal
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sleep (b) cook (c) shoe
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fool (b) sit (c) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit

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