Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 252 · 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 “beat”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) pick
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) steal (b) still (c) cook
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fit (b) ship (c) sheep
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) sit (c) pull
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) ship
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) cheap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) book
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hit (b) fill (c) leap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) cheap (c) heat
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) push (b) heat (c) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) beat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) look (c) push
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) juice (b) feel (c) chip
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cheap (b) full (c) fill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) sheep
26. 26.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) heat (c) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) bit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) sleep
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) blue (c) slip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) spoon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) beat (c) food
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) still (c) put
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) win (b) look (c) boot

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