Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 291 · 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? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) full
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) look (b) moon (c) pull
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) sleep (b) pool (c) lip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) leap (b) hood (c) pick
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) cook
14. 14.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) boot (b) spoon (c) full
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) hood (b) win (c) cheap
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) ship (b) shoe (c) sleep
18. 18.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) bit (b) push (c) soon
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) beat (b) sheep (c) fit
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) bit
31. 31.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) ship
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pool (b) heat (c) look
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hit (b) good (c) feel
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) school
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) spoon
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) cook
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) look (c) feel

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