Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 146 · 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? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) feel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) bit (c) steal
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) fill (c) push
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) push
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) full (b) slip (c) cheap
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) bit (c) wood
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) push (b) win (c) beat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) win (c) cheap
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) full (b) tooth (c) juice
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) push
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) cheap (b) tooth (c) fill
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cook (b) food (c) feet
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) foot (b) good (c) blue
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) blue (c) wood
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) feet
29. 29.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) chip
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) still (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) blue (c) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) wool (c) fill
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) pool (c) wood

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