Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 813 · 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 “feet”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) lip
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) sheep (b) look (c) lip
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) school (b) full (c) sit
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) steal (b) feet (c) slip
9. 9.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) leap (c) pool
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) feel (c) hood
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) sheep (c) pick
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) wool (c) fool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) juice (c) leap
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sit (b) slip (c) feel
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) feel (c) pool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) chip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) school (b) push (c) pick

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