Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 509 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) fill
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) fool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) chip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) boot (c) still
8. 8.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) good (b) ship (c) beat
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) still
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) push
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) win (c) feel
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) fool (c) seen
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) bit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) school (b) cook (c) chip
25. 25.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) push (b) leap (c) sit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) hit (c) soon
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) bit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) lip (c) food
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fool (b) slip (c) sleep
35. 35.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) cheap (c) bit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) fool
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) beat (b) foot (c) fool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) foot

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