Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 578 · 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 fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) school (c) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) full (c) moon
5. 5.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) leap
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) still (b) shoe (c) feet
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) fit (c) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) school (b) book (c) win
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) beat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) shoe (b) chip (c) look
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) lip (b) full (c) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) book
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) look (c) shoe
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) leap (b) good (c) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) food (c) cook
28. 28.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
29. 29.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seen (b) push (c) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) full (b) ship (c) leap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) look (b) feel (c) juice
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) put
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) juice (c) chip
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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