Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 984 · 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? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) look
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) ship (b) put (c) boot
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) win (c) fool
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) still
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) push
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) slip
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seat (b) soon (c) book
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) put (c) boot
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) full (b) beat (c) sit
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) school (c) hood
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) beat (c) slip
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) beat (c) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) full
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) bit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) hit (c) steal
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) wool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) feel (b) good (c) moon
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) cheap
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) wood

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