Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 585 · 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 “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) put
4. 4.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) cheap
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) good (c) food
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) sit
11. 11.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) soon (b) good (c) shoe
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) beat (b) fill (c) win
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) tooth (c) put
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) sheep (c) foot
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) leap (b) tooth (c) look
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) heat (b) spoon (c) hit
24. 24.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fool (b) feel (c) sit
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) good
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) fill (b) soon (c) pull
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) slip (c) boot
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) look (c) slip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) school (b) feel (c) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) tooth (b) hit (c) leap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) tooth

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