Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 253 · 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 “seat”? (a) feel (b) soon (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) full (b) beat (c) shoe
6. 6.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) good (b) seat (c) slip
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) win (b) steal (c) full
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) soon (c) juice
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) soon (c) full
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) push (b) ship (c) feet
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) boot (b) moon (c) wood
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) steal (b) put (c) still
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) bit (c) book
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) soon (b) chip (c) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) feet (b) school (c) pull
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) juice (b) tooth (c) look
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) sit (c) pool
29. 29.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) school (b) ship (c) seen
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) win (b) soon (c) cook
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) wool (b) fill (c) leap
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) soon (c) hood
40. 40.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool

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