Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 109 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) shoe
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wool (b) sit (c) cheap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) feel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) moon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) good (c) boot
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) still (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) full
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) sit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) foot (c) meal
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) look (c) sit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) ship
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) wool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) cheap (c) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) ship (b) seen (c) steal
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) full (b) beat (c) pick
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) pick
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) pull

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