Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 803 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) hood (c) sit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) book (b) food (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sleep (b) sheep (c) hit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) seen (b) hit (c) put
9. 9.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) wool (b) lip (c) feet
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) feet
15. 15.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) sit (c) book
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) ship
24. 24.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) bit (c) wood
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fill (b) boot (c) sleep
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) boot
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) still
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) school (c) fill
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) wood (c) blue
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) feet

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