Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 376 · 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 “lip”? (a) steal (b) sleep (c) bit
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) chip (b) feel (c) cook
3. 3.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
7. 7.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) fit (b) book (c) school
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) shoe (b) leap (c) look
9. 9.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) steal (b) still (c) push
11. 11.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sheep (b) wood (c) slip
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) wood (c) moon
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) bit (b) pull (c) pool
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) win (b) fool (c) cheap
17. 17.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) wood (b) bit (c) beat
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) sleep (b) hood (c) soon
20. 20.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) fool (b) blue (c) full
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) lip (b) ship (c) feel
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word fits? “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) win (c) slip
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) wool (b) meal (c) fool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) wood
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) sleep
34. 34.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) chip (b) leap (c) seat
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) push (b) shoe (c) cheap
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) pull (b) shoe (c) slip
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) bit (b) feel (c) sleep

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