Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 218 · 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? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) seen
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) foot
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) spoon (c) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) feet (c) full
17. 17.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) blue (b) heat (c) fill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) blue (b) meal (c) full
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) chip (c) feet
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) full (c) juice
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) full (b) shoe (c) school
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) chip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) bit
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) fit (c) beat
34. 34.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) wool (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) leap (c) push
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) push (b) moon (c) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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