Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 839 · 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? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) full (b) bit (c) leap
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) heat (c) sit
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) leap (c) pick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) tooth (b) still (c) beat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) good (c) seat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) spoon (b) win (c) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) wood (b) chip (c) food
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) sleep (c) win
16. 16.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) feel (c) win
18. 18.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) put (c) meal
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) full (c) fill
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) win
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) lip (b) hood (c) pool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) boot (b) fit (c) full
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) fool
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) seat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) win (b) leap (c) bit
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) boot (c) good
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pool (b) heat (c) still
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) slip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) meal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) push (c) still

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