Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 244 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) cook
2. 2.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) fool
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fit (b) wood (c) tooth
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) wool
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) cheap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seat (b) leap (c) pick
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hood (b) pick (c) fool
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) pool
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) sleep (c) hit
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) book (c) still
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) sheep (c) heat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) pull (c) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) slip (c) push
25. 25.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) food (b) pick (c) cook
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) heat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) good
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) wood (c) hit
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) foot (b) still (c) tooth
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) feet (c) foot
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) book (c) bit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) seen
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) feel
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) pool (c) book

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