Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 808 · 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? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) steal
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) soon (b) put (c) juice
8. 8.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) seen (c) still
15. 15.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pick (b) moon (c) look
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) fit (c) sit
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) full (b) food (c) push
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) foot (b) slip (c) leap
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) leap (b) feet (c) sit
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) ship (b) fool (c) wool
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) slip (c) feel
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) steal (b) soon (c) book
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) slip (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) hood
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) feet
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) look (b) fit (c) school
40. 40.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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