Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 617 · 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: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) seat (b) hood (c) blue
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) fill
4. 4.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) bit (c) cheap
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) wool
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) fit (c) wool
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) food
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) feel
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) steal (c) sit
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) chip
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) shoe
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) chip (c) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) bit (c) fool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) bit (b) push (c) food
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) chip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) beat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) look (b) seen (c) hit
38. 38.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) shoe (b) food (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) school (c) cook

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