Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 547 · 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 “chip”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) shoe
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) wool (c) soon
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) seat (c) look
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) win
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) foot (c) blue
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) cheap
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) spoon
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) school
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) tooth
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) feet (c) full
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) lip (c) shoe
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) sleep (c) slip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) pull
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) school
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) food (b) good (c) moon
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) sleep (c) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fool (b) push (c) feel
31. 31.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) ship (b) still (c) sleep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) ship
35. 35.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) win
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) school (c) sleep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) put (c) hit

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