Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 110 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) push
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) tooth
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) sit (c) juice
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) put (c) feel
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) look
16. 16.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shoe
19. 19.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) meal (b) juice (c) cook
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) cook (c) boot
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) push (c) beat
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) ship (c) seat
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) leap (c) tooth
29. 29.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) cheap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) steal (c) slip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) win (c) feet
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) hit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) feel
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) moon
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) seat

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