Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 327 · 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) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) lip
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) hit (c) foot
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) sit (b) wood (c) school
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) tooth
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) wood (c) spoon
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) lip
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) hit
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) seat (c) steal
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) look
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) slip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) pick (c) fool
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) ship
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) soon (c) sit
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) foot
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) still (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) seat
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) hit (c) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) meal (c) tooth
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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