Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 610 · 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 “feet”? (a) school (b) seat (c) slip
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) food (c) ship
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) seen (c) fool
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) tooth (c) fit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) lip (b) tooth (c) look
15. 15.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) seen (c) bit
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) bit (c) sleep
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) wood
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) sleep
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) pull (b) blue (c) lip
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pool (b) win (c) seen
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) still (c) cheap
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) ship (b) lip (c) steal
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) chip (b) moon (c) beat
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) chip
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) put (b) soon (c) seat
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fill (b) tooth (c) look
37. 37.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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