Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 601 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) sleep (c) push
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) bit
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) food (c) wool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) blue (b) pull (c) shoe
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) food (b) feel (c) still
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) meal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) ship (c) foot
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hood (b) seen (c) win
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) foot (c) juice
19. 19.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) full (c) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) ship (b) book (c) blue
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) feel (c) good
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) cook
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) fill
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) push (c) fill
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) sit (c) beat
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) seen (c) still
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) lip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) soon
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) cook (b) still (c) cheap
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each

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