Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 649 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sit (b) seat (c) pull
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) feel (c) food
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) meal (c) push
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) blue (b) tooth (c) push
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) full (b) put (c) tooth
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) put (b) good (c) shoe
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) food (c) look
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) food (c) win
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) steal
19. 19.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) hood
22. 22.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) feel (b) chip (c) spoon
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) fit (c) push
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hit (b) foot (c) school
27. 27.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) good (b) seat (c) win
29. 29.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) full (b) hit (c) seen
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) still
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) leap (c) put
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) ship (c) seat
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) fill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) soon (c) put

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