Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 205 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) heat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) push
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) tooth
4. 4.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) seen
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) hit (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) cook (c) ship
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) still (c) seen
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) chip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) pool (c) put
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) heat (c) cook
18. 18.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) leap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) boot (b) fit (c) meal
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) foot (b) feet (c) fill
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) beat (b) good (c) fool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) seat (c) cook
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) put (c) pick
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) steal (b) still (c) food
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) moon (c) fit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) cook
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fool (b) push (c) book
40. 40.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit

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