Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 929 · 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) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
3. 3.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) book (b) bit (c) soon
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) hit (b) cheap (c) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) hood
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) put (b) spoon (c) leap
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) feel
11. 11.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) spoon (b) blue (c) full
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feel (b) slip (c) spoon
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) school (b) push (c) pull
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) still (b) full (c) sheep
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) still (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) seen (b) wood (c) juice
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) fool
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cheap (b) leap (c) pick
31. 31.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) hood (c) cheap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) spoon (b) heat (c) fill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) meal
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) food (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) lip (c) boot
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) slip (b) hood (c) feet

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