Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 223 · 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? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) soon (b) sleep (c) full
4. 4.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) sleep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) moon
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) put
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) full
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) put
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) beat (c) juice
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) full (c) heat
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) cheap (c) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) seen (c) fit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) shoe (c) look
25. 25.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) book
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) heat (c) fit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) blue
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) put (b) seat (c) hit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) win (c) cheap
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) heat (c) shoe
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) wood
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) shoe (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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