Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 331 · 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 “school”? (a) fill (b) good (c) food
2. 2.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) meal (c) seen
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) ship (b) soon (c) steal
10. 10.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) soon (c) pick
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) win (b) pull (c) feel
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) ship (b) leap (c) boot
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) fill
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fit (b) fill (c) seat
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) juice (b) sleep (c) still
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) food (b) fool (c) book
22. 22.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) cook (b) still (c) sheep
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) lip (b) pull (c) leap
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) fit (b) sleep (c) food
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) fill (b) steal (c) tooth
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) pull (b) leap (c) ship
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) good (b) moon (c) juice
33. 33.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) full (b) cheap (c) juice
35. 35.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) soon (b) steal (c) sit
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) fit (b) wool (c) sheep
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) look (c) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) shoe (b) blue (c) full

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