Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 659 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pull (b) sit (c) juice
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) sit (c) sheep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) sleep
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) juice (b) seat (c) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) ship (c) meal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) boot (b) ship (c) cheap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) slip
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) school
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) foot (c) beat
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) sit
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) cheap (c) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) full (b) seen (c) ship
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) juice (b) moon (c) look
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) look (b) pick (c) moon
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) hood
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) soon (b) chip (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) tooth
32. 32.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) ship (b) slip (c) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) still

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