Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 733 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) wool
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) seen
4. 4.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) win (b) leap (c) pool
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) slip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) pick (c) foot
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) food (b) feel (c) put
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) look (c) seen
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) slip (c) pull
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) fit
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) still
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) hood (c) spoon
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) slip
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) seen (c) spoon
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) ship (c) spoon
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) hood (c) lip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) blue (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) pick
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) win
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sheep (b) fit (c) book

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