Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 569 · 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 “seen”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) book
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) sleep (c) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) cheap (c) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pull (b) cheap (c) food
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) lip (c) cook
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) tooth (c) good
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) slip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) feel (c) soon
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) ship (b) pool (c) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) food (c) leap
16. 16.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) school (c) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) hit (b) lip (c) sleep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) blue (c) chip
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) cook (b) sleep (c) food
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) push
28. 28.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) pool
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seen (b) foot (c) lip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) heat (b) ship (c) win
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) meal (b) still (c) slip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) beat
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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