Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 350 · 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? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) leap (b) ship (c) chip
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) school (c) wood
5. 5.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) pull (b) heat (c) chip
8. 8.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) push (c) hit
10. 10.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) lip (c) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) pull (b) sheep (c) food
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) feel (b) heat (c) ship
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) pool (b) book (c) juice
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) spoon (c) chip
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) sit (b) foot (c) boot
18. 18.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
22. 22.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) seen (b) tooth (c) wool
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) full
25. 25.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) meal (c) hit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) school (b) hit (c) seen
29. 29.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) food (b) book (c) sit
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feel (b) sheep (c) ship
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) seen
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
33. 33.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) steal (b) food (c) push
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) full
38. 38.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) beat (b) wool (c) pool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seat (b) ship (c) still

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