Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 267 · 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? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) spoon (c) sit
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) school (c) foot
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) bit
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) sleep
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) cook (c) hood
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) boot (b) fool (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) push (b) lip (c) feet
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) cheap (c) bit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) feet
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) heat (c) full
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) put
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) leap (c) pull
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) seat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) good (b) ship (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hood (b) fool (c) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) shoe
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) good (b) sit (c) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sit (b) put (c) fool
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) juice (c) win
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) put (c) cheap

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