Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 323 · 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 “pick”? (a) fill (b) school (c) feet
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) win
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) fit (c) seat
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) good (b) seat (c) moon
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) spoon (b) still (c) put
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) heat (b) tooth (c) ship
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) seen (b) fill (c) leap
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) food (b) win (c) beat
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) juice (c) feet
13. 13.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) blue (b) beat (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) feel
18. 18.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fool (b) seat (c) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) pull (b) fill (c) sleep
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) steal (b) hit (c) sleep
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) shoe (b) fill (c) heat
24. 24.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) push (b) fill (c) juice
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) wood (c) food
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) juice (b) full (c) pick
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) ship (b) sheep (c) hit
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) feet (b) spoon (c) look
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) steal (b) chip (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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