Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 195 · 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 “hit”? (a) full (b) fill (c) heat
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) steal
6. 6.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) school (b) tooth (c) full
10. 10.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) fool (b) shoe (c) full
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) fill
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) cheap (b) sit (c) tooth
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) ship (c) look
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) bit (c) feel
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) school (b) fill (c) push
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) beat (c) boot
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) win (b) meal (c) pick
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) pool (c) put
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) seen (c) sit
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) tooth (c) sleep
24. 24.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) win (b) feet (c) fool
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) good (b) cheap (c) lip
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) slip (b) wool (c) sheep
32. 32.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) full (b) slip (c) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) foot (b) fill (c) fool
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) spoon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) tooth (b) hood (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) tooth

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