Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 286 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) seen (c) ship
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) win (b) pull (c) moon
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) pick
8. 8.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) push (b) pull (c) juice
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) put (b) leap (c) slip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) wood (b) sit (c) fool
15. 15.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) sleep (b) full (c) slip
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) still (b) feet (c) school
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) moon (b) book (c) sheep
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) feet (b) shoe (c) wood
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) wood (b) still (c) seen
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) good (b) tooth (c) pick
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) moon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) bit (c) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) chip (b) seat (c) wool
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) hit
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) still
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) wool (b) school (c) win
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) slip (b) sheep (c) soon
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) feel (c) hit

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