Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 704 · 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 “soon”? (a) food (b) look (c) hit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) meal (c) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) fit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) chip (c) leap
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) hit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) fill (b) seat (c) feet
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) cook (b) heat (c) fill
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) look (c) pool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) fill
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) chip (b) foot (c) tooth
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) book (c) lip
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) steal (c) fit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) good (b) pick (c) sleep
32. 32.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) food (c) wood
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) school
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sit (b) book (c) tooth
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) sheep (c) cook
40. 40.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit

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