Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 23 · 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? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) foot (b) meal (c) still
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) juice (b) win (c) meal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) pick
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) lip
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) pick
17. 17.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sit (b) feet (c) ship
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) slip (c) look
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) look (c) boot
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) lip (b) spoon (c) seat
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) foot
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) fit (c) leap
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) wood (b) win (c) seat
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) beat (b) moon (c) foot
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hit (b) pull (c) tooth
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sleep (b) feet (c) sit
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) ship

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