Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 293 · 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 “food”? (a) boot (b) heat (c) put
2. 2.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) look (b) food (c) full
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) fool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) beat (b) lip (c) meal
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) seat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) win (c) hood
13. 13.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) lip (b) chip (c) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) full (c) fool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) seat
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) heat (c) hood
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
21. 21.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) foot (b) bit (c) sheep
23. 23.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) put (b) feet (c) juice
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) look (b) bit (c) tooth
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) book (b) cheap (c) tooth
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) hit (b) push (c) school
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) ship (b) pull (c) heat
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) cook
31. 31.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) sheep
33. 33.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) boot (b) fill (c) wood
36. 36.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) bit (b) school (c) meal
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) lip (b) ship (c) seen
39. 39.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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