Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 671 · 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? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) feet
3. 3.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) full (c) heat
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) win (c) leap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) put (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) meal (b) cook (c) pick
12. 12.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) win
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) feel
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) look (c) leap
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) leap
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) food (b) seat (c) ship
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) school
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) good
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) bit (b) boot (c) push
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) ship
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) ship
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) put (b) bit (c) pool
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) fit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) cook (b) steal (c) moon
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hit (b) boot (c) good
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) push (b) blue (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) tooth (c) foot

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