Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 605 · 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? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) fill (c) tooth
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pool (b) win (c) seat
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) wool (c) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) spoon (b) school (c) foot
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) sit (c) leap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) book (b) feel (c) food
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) win (c) bit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) hit (b) sleep (c) soon
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) book (b) seen (c) sit
16. 16.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pool (b) put (c) blue
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) sleep
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) boot
27. 27.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) pick
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pull (b) chip (c) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) school (b) sit (c) feet
39. 39.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) bit (b) fool (c) wool

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