Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 261 · 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 “win”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) still
2. 2.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) still (c) food
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) hood (b) leap (c) pick
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) full (b) fool (c) bit
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) shoe (c) beat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) meal (b) fit (c) put
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) put (b) ship (c) meal
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) wood
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) hood (b) wood (c) boot
18. 18.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) foot (b) wood (c) blue
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) spoon (b) full (c) fill
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) seen
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) look (b) fool (c) fill
24. 24.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) still (b) fool (c) steal
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) look (b) soon (c) fit
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) feel (c) fit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) pool (b) push (c) juice
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) full
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pull” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) wood
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) feet (c) soon
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) slip (b) book (c) fool
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) shoe (b) seat (c) good
38. 38.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) feel (c) sit

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