Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 816 · 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? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) meal (b) steal (c) pick
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) food
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) look
13. 13.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) full (b) look (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) still (b) book (c) feel
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) feel (c) meal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) push (b) beat (c) ship
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) pick (c) seen
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) hood
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sheep (b) wool (c) moon
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) leap
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) lip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) shoe (b) still (c) steal
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) fool (c) pool
32. 32.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) fool (c) steal
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) lip
35. 35.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) book
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) full (c) slip
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) wood (b) steal (c) pick

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