Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 592 · 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 “push”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) sleep
2. 2.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) meal
10. 10.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) hit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) put (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) school (c) hood
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) look
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) ship (b) food (c) put
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) wool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) look (b) beat (c) ship
25. 25.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) food (c) ship
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) fill
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) slip (c) hit
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) heat (b) good (c) tooth
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) book
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) chip (c) beat
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) sleep (b) book (c) juice
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) push (c) look
38. 38.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit

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