Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 772 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) win
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) put
4. 4.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) sheep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) fill (c) wood
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) still (c) steal
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) fool (b) wool (c) lip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) hit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) cheap (c) hood
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) sleep (b) meal (c) lip
15. 15.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) fool (c) pick
20. 20.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) fool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) seat (c) slip
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) boot (c) good
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) win
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) tooth (b) steal (c) sit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) fill (b) beat (c) book
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) blue (b) meal (c) lip
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) put (c) sit
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) leap (b) put (c) pick
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) heat (c) look
40. 40.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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