Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 121 · 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? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) leap (b) shoe (c) book
4. 4.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) foot (b) food (c) blue
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) ship
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) look (b) school (c) sit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) push (c) pool
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) fool (c) shoe
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) book
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) book (b) pick (c) food
17. 17.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) school
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) blue (c) steal
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) put (b) tooth (c) pool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) lip (b) book (c) sleep
28. 28.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) chip (b) pull (c) pool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) full (c) cook
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) school
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) fit (c) fill
34. 34.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) bit (c) blue
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) tooth (c) chip

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