Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 889 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) slip (b) fill (c) heat
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) lip (b) full (c) food
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) put (b) feet (c) juice
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) spoon (b) put (c) lip
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) put
13. 13.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) beat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) hood (b) lip (c) fool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) wool (c) pool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) seat
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) ship
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) look (c) sleep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) school
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) leap (c) full
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) leap (b) full (c) hit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cook (b) school (c) foot
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) win
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) fool (b) meal (c) lip
31. 31.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) soon (b) cook (c) push
34. 34.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) seat (b) fool (c) full
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) book
37. 37.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hood (b) cheap (c) hit

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