Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 247 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) steal (c) fill
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) push (b) ship (c) boot
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) cook (b) fill (c) juice
7. 7.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) ship (b) meal (c) feet
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) bit (b) soon (c) sheep
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) pool (b) fit (c) leap
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) lip (b) sleep (c) wood
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) school (c) sleep
14. 14.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) ship (b) chip (c) sleep
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) good (b) sit (c) leap
19. 19.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sit (b) push (c) leap
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) wool (b) wood (c) school
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) shoe
23. 23.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seat (b) meal (c) ship
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) seen (b) pull (c) fool
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) pick (b) put (c) tooth
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) lip (b) hit (c) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) juice (b) book (c) bit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) still
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) sheep (c) wood
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) blue (b) seat (c) slip
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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