Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 735 · 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? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) pull (c) sleep
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) pull (c) feet
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) steal (b) meal (c) still
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) wool
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) good (b) fit (c) feel
11. 11.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) blue (b) feet (c) bit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) juice (c) wood
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) good
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) ship (b) win (c) feel
25. 25.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) feel
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) feel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) food (c) juice
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sleep (b) leap (c) bit
33. 33.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) full (c) juice
36. 36.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) full (b) lip (c) seat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) sheep (c) fill
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) moon (b) pull (c) sit

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