Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 804 · 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 “slip”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) cheap
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) spoon
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) ship
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) pool
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) shoe (c) tooth
7. 7.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) meal
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) fool (c) fit
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) fill
13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) seen (b) sheep (c) slip
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) spoon (c) cook
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) win (c) push
18. 18.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) feet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) blue (c) foot
22. 22.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) school (b) cook (c) leap
24. 24.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) good (b) bit (c) fool
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) bit (c) cheap
27. 27.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) fit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) food (c) still
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) beat
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) boot (b) school (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) fool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) food (c) book
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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