Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 571 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) moon (b) still (c) seen
7. 7.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) chip (b) pick (c) feet
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) pick (b) fit (c) feel
11. 11.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) feet (c) push
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) cook (c) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) school (b) slip (c) meal
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) shoe (b) pull (c) put
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) feel (c) hit
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fit (b) juice (c) look
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) chip
28. 28.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) slip (b) fool (c) put
31. 31.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) sheep (c) fill
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) still (b) leap (c) push
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) heat
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) fit
38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) steal
40. 40.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch

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