Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 819 · 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 “chip”? (a) pick (b) put (c) feet
2. 2.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) juice (c) pick
8. 8.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) beat (b) meal (c) lip
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) juice
12. 12.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) steal (c) win
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) look (b) fill (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seen (b) push (c) blue
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feel (b) juice (c) win
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) foot (b) feet (c) pick
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) pull
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) put
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) tooth (c) steal
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) leap
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) feet (c) juice
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) seat (b) win (c) put
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) juice (b) heat (c) win

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