Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 767 · 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? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) cheap
3. 3.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) bit (c) cheap
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) juice (c) ship
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) good
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) steal (c) full
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) pull (c) hit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) win (b) meal (c) leap
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feel (b) bit (c) school
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) win (c) seat
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) school (b) win (c) push
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) food
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) wood (c) food
18. 18.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) shoe (c) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) tooth (c) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) boot (c) soon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) sheep (c) pick
26. 26.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) look (c) bit
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) pool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hood (b) meal (c) ship
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) slip (c) steal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) beat (b) cook (c) shoe
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) fool (b) good (c) bit

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