Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 115 · 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? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) pick
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) school
4. 4.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) juice (c) bit
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seat (b) feel (c) pick
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) seen (c) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) juice (b) book (c) good
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) food
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) look (c) pool
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) tooth (b) sit (c) cook
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hit (b) feel (c) bit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fit (b) pool (c) foot
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) food (b) feet (c) win
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) tooth (b) feet (c) ship
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) blue (b) pool (c) look
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) food (b) full (c) steal
27. 27.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) seat (c) boot
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) hit (c) moon
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) put (b) slip (c) seen
35. 35.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) book
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) book
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) feel (b) wood (c) food
39. 39.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat

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