Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 37 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) leap (c) sit
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) feet (c) win
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) still (b) moon (c) push
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) spoon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) heat (c) cook
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) sheep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) foot
20. 20.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) pool (c) fill
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) sheep
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) seat
24. 24.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) win (c) soon
27. 27.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) feet (b) school (c) book
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) book (b) pool (c) full
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) boot (b) good (c) soon
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) chip (c) moon
33. 33.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) feel
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) win (b) feet (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) heat (c) boot

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