Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 614 · 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 “sit”? (a) seen (b) still (c) look
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) fit
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) cheap
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) chip (b) fool (c) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) school (c) seen
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) lip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) cook (c) book
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) tooth
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) feel (c) hit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) foot (b) hit (c) blue
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) beat
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) heat
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) still (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) food (c) full
28. 28.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) soon
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) school
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) slip (b) juice (c) full
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) seen (c) hood
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sheep (b) foot (c) pool
38. 38.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seat (b) sheep (c) still

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