Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 737 · 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? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pick (b) shoe (c) seat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) heat (b) hood (c) fool
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) leap (b) still (c) win
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) hood
11. 11.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) steal (b) win (c) pull
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) boot (c) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) book
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) still
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) fit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) cheap
22. 22.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) cheap (b) win (c) pool
26. 26.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) lip (c) beat
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) soon (c) pull
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) slip
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) sheep (b) boot (c) full
35. 35.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) full
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) food (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) pick (c) feet
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) meal (c) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) soon (c) juice

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