Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 319 · 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? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fool (b) fit (c) leap
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) cheap (b) seat (c) bit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) full (b) spoon (c) chip
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) wool (b) seat (c) spoon
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) win
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pull (b) food (c) leap
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) sleep (c) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) heat (b) fill (c) chip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) look (b) leap (c) fool
12. 12.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sleep (b) lip (c) pick
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) school (b) book (c) food
16. 16.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) school
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) beat (b) leap (c) win
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) boot (c) good
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) soon (b) steal (c) win
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) pick (b) foot (c) sheep
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) bit (b) blue (c) book
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) chip
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) steal
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) book (b) school (c) put
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) meal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) foot (b) push (c) fool

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