Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 333 · 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 “lip”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) feet
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) school (c) tooth
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) cheap (c) fill
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) good (b) meal (c) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) win (b) feel (c) seat
9. 9.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) cheap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) boot
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) steal
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wool (b) steal (c) soon
21. 21.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cheap (b) heat (c) still
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) tooth
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) still
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) meal
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) put
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) cheap (c) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) school (b) book (c) push
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wood (b) still (c) beat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) sit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) lip
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) lip (c) good

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