Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 194 · 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 “still” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) look (c) pool
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) school (c) pull
7. 7.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) school (b) ship (c) pull
13. 13.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) shoe (b) cheap (c) good
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pick (b) soon (c) beat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) tooth (b) feel (c) chip
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) chip (b) meal (c) sit
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fill (b) put (c) boot
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) leap (b) good (c) fill
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) steal (b) cook (c) school
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) slip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) book (b) beat (c) chip
34. 34.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) feel (b) win (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) beat (c) fool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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