Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 225 · 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.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) fill (b) book (c) soon
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) chip
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) juice (b) cook (c) wool
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) wool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) seen (b) heat (c) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) book (b) school (c) fit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) shoe (c) cook
11. 11.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) chip
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) good (b) win (c) boot
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) fool (c) leap
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) ship
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cook (b) feel (c) pick
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) beat (b) sit (c) meal
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) wool
26. 26.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) feel (b) still (c) book
28. 28.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) still (b) pick (c) beat
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) pull
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) pull
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) lip (c) hit
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) chip (b) juice (c) book
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) heat (b) chip (c) look
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) pick
40. 40.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each

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