Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 344 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) slip (b) heat (c) good
3. 3.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) chip (c) sheep
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) cook (c) pick
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) beat
8. 8.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) pool (c) heat
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) sit (b) good (c) seat
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) fit (c) push
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) food (c) cook
17. 17.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) cook (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) fill (b) hit (c) meal
22. 22.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) hood (b) seat (c) boot
25. 25.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) still (b) put (c) beat
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) blue (b) wood (c) hit
29. 29.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) chip (b) sheep (c) push
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) seat (b) pool (c) pick
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) food (b) hit (c) beat
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) seat (b) fill (c) school
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) school (b) wool (c) slip
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 “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) boot (b) sleep (c) bit
40. 40.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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