Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 554 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) look (b) feel (c) blue
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) soon
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) cook (c) seen
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) look (c) chip
7. 7.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) soon
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) book (b) seat (c) pick
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) feet
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) good
15. 15.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) book (b) school (c) boot
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) soon (c) look
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) book (c) boot
20. 20.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) hood
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) foot (c) hit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) win (b) book (c) food
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) soon (c) slip
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) steal (b) look (c) fool
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) look
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) boot (b) tooth (c) full
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) good (b) boot (c) school
35. 35.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) still (b) pick (c) leap
40. 40.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each

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