Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 285 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) sleep
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) meal (c) lip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) heat (c) blue
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pool (b) push (c) leap
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) look (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) slip (c) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) still (c) spoon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) blue (c) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) seen (c) book
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) lip (b) hood (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) pick
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) steal (b) put (c) blue
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) juice (c) push
30. 30.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) put (b) sleep (c) slip
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) wool (c) moon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) fill (c) spoon
39. 39.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) leap (b) put (c) school

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