Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 558 · 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 “wood”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) pick
2. 2.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) pool
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fit (b) hit (c) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) slip (c) beat
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) hood
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) school
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) soon (b) bit (c) heat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fit (b) foot (c) feel
23. 23.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) wool (c) seen
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) feet
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) beat (c) ship
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) hood
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) full (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) blue
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) boot
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) foot (b) school (c) book
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) book (c) sleep
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) leap (c) slip

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