Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 242 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) chip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) fill (c) lip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sleep (b) wood (c) win
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seen (b) bit (c) win
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) lip
9. 9.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) wood
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) boot (b) look (c) wool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) lip (b) fool (c) foot
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) chip
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) soon (b) beat (c) win
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) pool (c) seat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) seat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) win (c) cheap
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) slip (c) steal
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) wood
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) fill
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) heat (c) hit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cook (b) lip (c) meal
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) put (b) steal (c) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cook (b) sheep (c) lip

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