Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 421 · 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 fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) win (c) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) moon (b) full (c) seen
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) juice (b) meal (c) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) still (c) push
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) seen (b) book (c) tooth
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) food (b) fill (c) beat
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) look (b) seen (c) slip
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) shoe (c) still
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) put
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) heat (b) look (c) still
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) good
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) chip (b) book (c) blue
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) cheap
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) feet
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) pool
37. 37.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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