Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 428 · 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 “steal”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) soon
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) wool
7. 7.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) boot (c) pick
13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) leap
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) heat (c) soon
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) foot (b) lip (c) steal
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) ship
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) food (b) pull (c) moon
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) food
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) steal (c) put
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) seen (c) book
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) push (b) fit (c) beat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) slip (b) pool (c) pull
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) pull
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) tooth (b) leap (c) win
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 “lip”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) seen
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) good
37. 37.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) seat (c) wood
40. 40.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool

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