Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 977 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) still (c) feet
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) school
3. 3.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) pull (b) soon (c) beat
5. 5.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feet (b) sit (c) look
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) soon (c) slip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) hit (c) seen
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) shoe (b) sit (c) seat
15. 15.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) look (b) steal (c) win
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) cook (c) cheap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) beat (b) push (c) tooth
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fool (b) bit (c) book
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) look
27. 27.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) pull (b) seat (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) steal (b) tooth (c) wood
30. 30.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) soon (b) spoon (c) good
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) foot (c) leap
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) cheap (b) foot (c) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pull (b) feel (c) fit
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) pick (c) beat
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) hood
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) pick (b) wood (c) heat

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