Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 21 · 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 “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) still (c) beat
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) push (b) chip (c) leap
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
7. 7.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) food
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) sheep (b) push (c) fool
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) look (b) steal (c) pick
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) seen (b) moon (c) good
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) food (c) fit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) foot
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) boot (b) lip (c) seat
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) put (b) meal (c) moon
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) full (c) heat
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) feet
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) still (c) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) seen
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) good (b) school (c) seen
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) cook (c) win
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pull (b) seat (c) school
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) tooth
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) fool (c) lip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) wool (c) full
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) spoon

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