Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 143 · 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 “cook”? (a) book (b) still (c) tooth
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) full (c) shoe
4. 4.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) beat (c) sit
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) seat (c) school
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) wool (c) sheep
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) pick (c) ship
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) put (c) meal
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) pool (b) soon (c) book
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wood (b) fool (c) win
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) still (b) leap (c) pool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) feet
23. 23.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) juice
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) food (b) wool (c) hit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) blue (b) full (c) wool
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) ship (b) pull (c) soon
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) pick (b) foot (c) feet
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) pick (c) sit
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) look
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) seat (c) chip
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) full (c) feel
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) blue (b) hit (c) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) cheap (b) sleep (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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