Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 972 · 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 “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) fit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) foot (b) win (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) beat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) hood (c) seat
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) look
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) seen (c) tooth
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) heat (c) fool
17. 17.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) push (b) feet (c) fill
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) fill (c) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) feel
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) meal (b) moon (c) full
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) heat
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) seat (c) bit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) sit
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) hit
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) spoon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) push

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