Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 636 · 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.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) school (c) fit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) win (c) meal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) win (b) full (c) juice
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) fill (c) beat
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) foot (b) still (c) sleep
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) fool (c) foot
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) soon (c) book
19. 19.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) fool (b) beat (c) put
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) heat
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) leap
26. 26.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) moon (c) hit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) bit (b) foot (c) tooth
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) fit (b) feet (c) sleep
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) feel
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) shoe
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) sheep
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) boot (c) fit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) wood (b) seat (c) sit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seen (b) seat (c) fit
39. 39.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) sheep (c) book

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