Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 855 · 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? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) soon (b) heat (c) wool
3. 3.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) meal (b) cook (c) pick
9. 9.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) foot (b) ship (c) steal
12. 12.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) feel
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) beat (c) seat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) seen (b) heat (c) ship
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) pull (c) steal
17. 17.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) push
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) feet (b) hit (c) chip
20. 20.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) hood
22. 22.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) good (b) pick (c) feet
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) cheap (b) lip (c) good
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feet (b) sleep (c) lip
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) sheep
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) look (b) chip (c) moon
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) foot (b) blue (c) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) book (c) bit
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) still (b) beat (c) feet

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