Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 501 · 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: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) pick
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) sleep
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) pull
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) look (c) slip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) fool
9. 9.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) hood (b) bit (c) steal
11. 11.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) slip (c) sheep
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) sleep
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) win
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) fit (c) boot
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) shoe (b) wool (c) wood
24. 24.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) blue (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) pick (c) boot
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) cook (b) chip (c) school
32. 32.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) leap
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) fit
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 “still”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) sheep
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) fill (c) leap
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) spoon (c) push
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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