Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 39 · 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 “win”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) spoon
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) steal (c) hit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) lip (b) boot (c) feet
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) beat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) steal (c) wood
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) full (c) put
17. 17.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) sheep (c) wood
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) feel
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) lip (c) wood
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) still (b) feel (c) fill
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) heat (c) push
26. 26.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) wool
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) sheep
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) school (c) fit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) put
32. 32.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) win (c) book
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) slip (c) shoe
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) bit (b) tooth (c) cook
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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