Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 902 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) good
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) feet (b) shoe (c) look
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) seen
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) leap (c) lip
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) soon (b) full (c) win
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) food (b) wood (c) soon
12. 12.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) push
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fill (b) book (c) moon
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) food (b) push (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) book (b) feel (c) fit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) juice (b) sit (c) meal
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) good (b) sheep (c) sit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) steal (b) fool (c) cook
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) chip (b) pool (c) full
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) juice
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) soon (b) book (c) cheap
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) food (c) slip
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) wool
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) feet (c) slip
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) win (c) food
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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