Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 762 · 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 “ship”? (a) leap (b) slip (c) book
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) push (b) feel (c) lip
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) juice
6. 6.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) seen
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) still (c) boot
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fill (b) sleep (c) school
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) seen (b) look (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) bit (b) heat (c) good
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) foot (c) food
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) juice (c) bit
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) tooth
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) still (b) sit (c) beat
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) wood (c) hit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) seen (c) leap
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) look (b) bit (c) pool
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wood (b) meal (c) win
39. 39.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) spoon (c) fill

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