Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 690 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) good
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) school (c) heat
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) boot (c) book
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) still (c) beat
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) ship
11. 11.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) lip (c) food
13. 13.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) seat (c) pull
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) pool (c) wood
16. 16.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pool (b) beat (c) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) seat
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) sheep
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) still
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) fool (b) full (c) fill
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) foot
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) hood (c) slip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) good
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) food (c) foot
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) heat (c) look
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) steal
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) meal
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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