Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 238 · 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? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) soon (c) wool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) beat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) heat (c) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) chip
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) sheep (c) win
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) push
15. 15.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) good (b) school (c) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pull (b) cheap (c) fool
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) win (c) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fit (b) food (c) book
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) seat (c) boot
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) food
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) food (b) win (c) meal
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) look (b) fit (c) heat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) seat (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) chip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) seat (b) good (c) juice
33. 33.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) still (c) leap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) moon (b) put (c) wood
36. 36.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) school (c) beat

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