Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 356 · 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 ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) hit (c) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) feel
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) book
10. 10.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) soon
12. 12.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seat (b) tooth (c) fill
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) food (c) push
15. 15.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) wood
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) fool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) look (c) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) put
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) hood
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pick (b) wool (c) moon
32. 32.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) moon (b) fit (c) feet
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) bit (b) beat (c) shoe
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) ship (b) school (c) look
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) shoe
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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