Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 551 · 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 “still”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) sleep
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) beat
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) blue
6. 6.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cook (b) feet (c) bit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) slip (c) fit
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) meal (c) lip
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) win
15. 15.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) fit (b) meal (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) moon (b) still (c) heat
19. 19.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) sleep
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pull (b) bit (c) sheep
24. 24.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pick (b) hood (c) juice
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) school (b) good (c) hit
30. 30.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) hood
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) still (c) beat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) seen
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wood (b) sleep (c) blue

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