Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 975 · 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 “heat”? (a) fill (b) juice (c) steal
2. 2.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) ship
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) steal (c) tooth
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pick (b) spoon (c) pull
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) chip
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pick” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) pick (c) put
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) put
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) pool
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) fit
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) pool (b) win (c) feel
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) put (c) fill
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feel (b) leap (c) fit
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fill (b) moon (c) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) steal (b) wool (c) fill
34. 34.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) food
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) chip (b) slip (c) sheep
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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