Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 824 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) boot (b) chip (c) hood
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) good (b) seat (c) blue
11. 11.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wool (b) still (c) seat
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) moon (b) steal (c) wood
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) steal (b) shoe (c) sit
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) school (b) soon (c) put
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) leap (c) fill
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) boot (c) lip
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) cheap
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) fit
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) meal
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) ship (b) feet (c) book
22. 22.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) good (b) sleep (c) ship
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) fill (c) lip
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) cheap (b) juice (c) book
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) boot (b) wool (c) book
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) book (b) feet (c) slip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) sit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) boot (b) sheep (c) lip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) spoon (b) feel (c) look
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) fool (b) bit (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) put (b) soon (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) chip

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