Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 593 · 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 “pull”? (a) full (b) school (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) school
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) book (b) seat (c) fill
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) meal (b) wool (c) school
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) win
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) food (b) hit (c) seen
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) foot (c) fool
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) pool
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) beat
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) shoe (b) tooth (c) cook
21. 21.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) chip (c) good
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) seat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) cook (b) good (c) fool
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) pick
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hood (b) hit (c) boot
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pool (b) book (c) lip
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) still (c) feel
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) still (c) meal
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat

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