Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 783 · 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.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) still (b) spoon (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) bit
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) boot (b) feet (c) fill
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) look (b) full (c) fool
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) chip
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) push (c) steal
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) school (b) feet (c) sit
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) lip (c) meal
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) still (c) full
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) spoon (c) sleep
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) push (b) pool (c) still
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) book (c) boot
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) push (b) hood (c) soon
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wool (b) cheap (c) fool
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) wool
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) seen
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) bit (c) school
37. 37.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) beat (b) leap (c) chip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) spoon (b) beat (c) look
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) hood (b) sit (c) seen

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