Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 61 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) put (c) leap
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) sit
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) put (b) fit (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) meal
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) beat (b) look (c) tooth
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) bit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) bit (c) fool
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) put (b) soon (c) slip
26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) seen
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) good (b) lip (c) feet
29. 29.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) shoe
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) wool
35. 35.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) shoe (b) look (c) heat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) hood (c) blue
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 “food”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) look

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