Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 220 · 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 “slip”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) seen
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) wool
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) lip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) school (b) fool (c) foot
9. 9.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) good (b) shoe (c) put
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) slip (b) food (c) seat
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) meal
15. 15.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) bit (c) steal
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) boot (b) full (c) bit
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) spoon (b) slip (c) look
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) ship (b) book (c) boot
22. 22.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) sleep (b) blue (c) full
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seat (b) seen (c) chip
27. 27.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) sleep (c) win
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) fool (b) put (c) blue
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) meal (c) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) beat (b) seat (c) bit
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) feet (b) slip (c) hit
38. 38.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) leap (b) still (c) feet
40. 40.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich

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