Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 936 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) school (b) chip (c) full
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) lip (b) sheep (c) shoe
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) juice (b) good (c) chip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) wool
7. 7.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) blue (c) seat
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) bit
14. 14.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) pool (c) pick
17. 17.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) pick
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) hood (b) still (c) cheap
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) feet (c) pick
21. 21.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) bit (b) full (c) food
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) juice (b) sit (c) leap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) chip (b) put (c) seen
25. 25.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) seen
27. 27.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) sheep (c) still
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) leap (c) fill
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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