Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 560 · 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 “ship”? (a) seat (b) good (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) put (c) seat
13. 13.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) moon (b) heat (c) push
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) wool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) steal (c) slip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) tooth (b) win (c) cheap
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) wood
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) wood (c) still
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) meal (c) win
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) fit (b) wood (c) cheap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) still (b) seat (c) cheap
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) heat (b) pool (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) fool (b) school (c) foot
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hood (b) lip (c) feel
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) moon (b) fool (c) put
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) foot (b) still (c) meal
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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