Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 155 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) beat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) book (c) meal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) look
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) fool (b) pull (c) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) wool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seat (b) tooth (c) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) put (b) sheep (c) fool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) still (c) heat
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) foot (b) cheap (c) win
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) fill (c) tooth
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) push (c) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) fit
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) look (b) soon (c) seat
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) moon
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seen (b) tooth (c) hood
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) fill
29. 29.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) food (c) good
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) boot (b) win (c) leap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) moon
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) juice (b) full (c) look
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) soon (c) pick

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