Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 963 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) win (b) soon (c) feel
2. 2.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) leap (b) pick (c) boot
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) fill (c) good
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) put
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) school
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) sheep (b) pull (c) moon
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) bit (b) wood (c) food
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) pool
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) seen (b) leap (c) hit
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) spoon (b) ship (c) cheap
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) wood
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) juice (c) beat
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) juice
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) juice (b) put (c) meal
29. 29.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) soon (b) still (c) pull
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) still (b) wool (c) shoe
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) leap (b) chip (c) moon
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) look
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) moon (b) sheep (c) cook
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) feet (c) foot

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