Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 270 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) seen (c) bit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) bit (b) lip (c) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
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 “juice”? (a) pull (b) look (c) food
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) chip
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) hit (b) fit (c) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) seen (c) push
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) sit (c) beat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) pick
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pull (b) school (c) food
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) leap
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) seen
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) bit (b) wool (c) sheep
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) food (b) heat (c) push
25. 25.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) pull (c) food
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) win (c) cheap
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) moon
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) soon (b) still (c) seen
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) beat (c) sit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) pick (c) soon
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) hit
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) fill

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