Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 132 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) push (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) push (b) hit (c) pool
4. 4.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) win (c) steal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) sit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pool (b) fill (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) soon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) feel (b) push (c) shoe
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) school
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) cook (c) soon
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) wool (c) sit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) school (b) feet (c) ship
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) seen
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) win (c) sheep
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) bit (b) pull (c) moon
32. 32.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) blue (b) put (c) win
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) sheep (c) fit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) good
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) win (b) spoon (c) full

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