Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 179 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) cheap (c) chip
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) sit (b) fit (c) steal
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) wool (c) look
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) ship (c) sit
13. 13.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) lip (b) sit (c) feel
15. 15.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) steal (b) good (c) pick
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) beat
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) blue (c) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) fit
20. 20.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) shoe
24. 24.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) meal (b) shoe (c) put
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) hood
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) boot (b) feel (c) fit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) bit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cheap (b) hood (c) blue
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) heat (c) hit
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) book (b) still (c) spoon
37. 37.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sleep (b) wool (c) food

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