Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 357 · 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 has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) pool (c) heat
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) win (c) full
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) soon (b) hood (c) book
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) good (b) meal (c) pick
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) good (b) beat (c) juice
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) spoon (b) push (c) sheep
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) cook (b) still (c) seat
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) hit (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fill (b) sheep (c) sit
19. 19.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) seen (c) sit
24. 24.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) tooth (b) beat (c) pick
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) put
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) feet (b) bit (c) sheep
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) food (b) chip (c) cook
31. 31.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) lip (b) feel (c) win
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) look (b) seat (c) fool
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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