Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 680 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) still
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) foot (b) sheep (c) ship
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) win (b) ship (c) seat
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) slip (b) pool (c) heat
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) steal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sheep (b) hood (c) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) bit (b) put (c) spoon
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) pool
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) school (c) win
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) chip (b) feet (c) leap
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) beat (b) shoe (c) full
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) still (c) blue
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) hood (c) soon
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) food
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) win (b) boot (c) sleep
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fill (b) wool (c) seen
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) push (c) food
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) put (b) boot (c) hood

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