Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 748 · 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? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) beat (c) wool
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sheep (b) full (c) lip
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) seat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wood (b) shoe (c) hood
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) juice (c) sleep
10. 10.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) tooth (c) feet
14. 14.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) seen (b) look (c) food
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) hit
17. 17.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) foot (c) lip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) slip
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) leap (b) put (c) spoon
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) book (b) fit (c) spoon
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) pull
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) lip (b) shoe (c) cook
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) lip (c) tooth
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hit (b) good (c) juice
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) chip
38. 38.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) fill (c) sleep
40. 40.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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