Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 452 · 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 “tooth”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) win
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hit (b) boot (c) cook
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) boot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sheep (b) book (c) blue
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) hit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) hood
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) shoe (b) sheep (c) fill
12. 12.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) look (c) moon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) full (b) fill (c) fool
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seen (b) blue (c) fill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) boot (c) foot
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) feet (c) slip
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) beat (b) book (c) blue
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) look
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) push (c) shoe
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) soon (b) seen (c) sit
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) feet (c) bit

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