Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 227 · 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 fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) seen
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) push (c) shoe
6. 6.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) shoe
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pick (b) feel (c) chip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) seat (b) juice (c) win
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) cook (c) soon
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) full (b) pick (c) seat
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) boot (b) sit (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) beat (c) moon
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) cook (b) blue (c) seat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) chip (b) seen (c) pool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) feet (b) full (c) boot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) hit (b) steal (c) hood
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) shoe
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) meal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pull (b) fit (c) meal
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sit (b) meal (c) cook
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) blue
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) hit (c) pull
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) seat (b) bit (c) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) feel (b) hit (c) put
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) cook (b) fit (c) beat
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) tooth (b) full (c) moon

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