Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 600 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) spoon (c) still
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feel (b) moon (c) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) blue (c) put
10. 10.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) shoe
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) wood
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) seat (b) push (c) pick
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pool (b) full (c) wool
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) boot
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feel (b) blue (c) fit
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) boot (b) cheap (c) fill
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) book (b) win (c) moon
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) seat (c) hit
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) soon (c) feel
28. 28.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) boot (b) pick (c) leap
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) boot
32. 32.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sheep (b) book (c) boot
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) heat (b) seat (c) ship
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) good (c) bit
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) food
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) chip (c) sheep

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