Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 79 · 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 “feel”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) heat
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) ship (b) school (c) foot
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) hit (b) push (c) pool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) blue (c) pull
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) fill (b) wood (c) heat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) book
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) wood
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) slip
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) beat (c) foot
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) fill (c) spoon
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) spoon
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) slip (b) fit (c) cheap
26. 26.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) beat (b) soon (c) slip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) push (c) beat
29. 29.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hood (b) school (c) chip
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) fill
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) seat (b) good (c) blue
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) sleep
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) seat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) good (b) spoon (c) foot
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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