Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 226 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) school
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) beat (c) pick
6. 6.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) book (c) fool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) meal (b) cook (c) hit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) leap (c) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) meal (c) cook
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) beat (b) win (c) look
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) moon (c) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) heat (c) slip
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) juice (c) steal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) full
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) pool (c) heat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) put (c) chip
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) blue (b) steal (c) put
26. 26.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) book (c) food
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) hood
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) hood
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) still (c) sheep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) blue
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) pull (c) soon
34. 34.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) pick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) put (b) soon (c) foot
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) good
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) ship (c) soon
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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