Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 485 · 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? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) soon (c) foot
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) moon
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) seen (b) win (c) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fool (b) look (c) hood
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) good
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) sleep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) seen (c) feet
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) full (c) fool
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) bit (b) shoe (c) feet
22. 22.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) hit (c) seen
24. 24.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) wood
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) put (b) boot (c) meal
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) look
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) foot
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) cook (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) bit (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cheap (b) pull (c) moon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) boot (b) slip (c) sheep
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) still (c) tooth
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) leap (c) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
38. 38.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wool (b) win (c) feel
40. 40.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick

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