Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 259 · 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? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
2. 2.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) push
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) hood (c) leap
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fool (b) blue (c) look
8. 8.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) soon (b) lip (c) put
10. 10.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) book (b) blue (c) look
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) tooth
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) put (b) seat (c) pick
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) beat (b) chip (c) lip
19. 19.Is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) book (b) feet (c) fit
24. 24.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pull (b) boot (c) hit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) moon (b) bit (c) cook
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) food (b) push (c) still
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) long (b) short
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) good
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) tooth
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) fit (b) steal (c) fill
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) wool (b) school (c) put
33. 33.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) book
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) steal (c) fill
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) heat (b) bit (c) seen
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) lip
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) sleep (c) pick

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