Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 505 · 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 “hood”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) bit
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) chip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) beat
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) good (b) seat (c) win
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) sheep
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) sheep (c) slip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) wool (c) tooth
19. 19.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) put (b) fill (c) sleep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) leap
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) soon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) sleep
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) good (b) book (c) boot
29. 29.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fit (b) seat (c) beat
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) soon (c) pull
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) fill (b) book (c) soon
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) pick
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) pull (c) school
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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