Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 307 · 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 “cheap”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) school
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) wood (b) cheap (c) fill
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) chip (b) cheap (c) boot
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sit (b) pick (c) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) fit (c) book
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) book (c) ship
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) good (c) fill
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) pool
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) seat (b) wool (c) spoon
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) pull (c) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) feet (c) fool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) bit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) sit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) steal (b) fit (c) tooth
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) cheap (c) sit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) chip
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) hood
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) ship (c) juice

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