Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 608 · 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 “full”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) still
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) hit
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) foot
8. 8.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) tooth (c) seat
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) seen (b) full (c) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) good (c) fill
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) school
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) full (b) hit (c) beat
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) hit (b) beat (c) sleep
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) heat (c) beat
24. 24.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) cook
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) feel (b) pool (c) book
29. 29.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) look (b) cheap (c) soon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) good
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) shoe (b) book (c) spoon
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) moon
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) full (b) seat (c) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) wool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) seen (c) full

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