Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 300 · 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 “feet”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) bit
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) pick (c) wool
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) cook (c) hit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) still (b) food (c) put
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) book (c) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pool (b) chip (c) feel
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) fool
20. 20.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) lip
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) soon (b) chip (c) look
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) juice (c) bit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) slip (b) spoon (c) look
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) school (b) feel (c) slip
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) wood (c) moon
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) sleep (b) put (c) fool
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) shoe (b) lip (c) sheep
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) chip (c) leap
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) good (c) beat
37. 37.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) ship
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) win (c) hit

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