Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 296 · 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? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) boot (b) fit (c) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) push (c) lip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) ship
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) still
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) hit (c) full
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) still (c) juice
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) seat (c) book
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) foot (b) pick (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) seat (c) push
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) put
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) book (b) leap (c) hit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) feet (c) pick
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) hit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) spoon (b) school (c) look
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) sleep
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) push
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) feet (c) food

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