Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 81 · 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 “sleep”? (a) seen (b) wool (c) pick
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) win (b) tooth (c) push
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) wood
4. 4.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) school (b) cheap (c) ship
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) heat (c) chip
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) food (b) feel (c) slip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) pool (c) push
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) seen (c) fill
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) soon (c) cheap
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) chip (b) full (c) juice
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) cook (b) ship (c) sleep
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) fit (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pull (b) pick (c) seat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) put
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) moon (b) cheap (c) pick
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) sleep (b) food (c) wood
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) meal (b) still (c) steal
40. 40.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

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