Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 177 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) food (b) beat (c) fill
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) steal (c) ship
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) school (c) win
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) feet
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) cheap (c) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) pull (c) heat
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) put (c) lip
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) shoe
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) juice (b) steal (c) still
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) cheap
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) pool (c) win
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) slip (c) steal
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) fit (c) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) sit (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) shoe
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) book (c) feet
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) full (c) meal

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