Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 38 · 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 “tooth”? (a) look (b) school (c) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) pick (b) steal (c) moon
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) still (b) heat (c) steal
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) good
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) meal (b) beat (c) chip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) win (b) wool (c) seen
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) feel
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) heat (b) sit (c) hit
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) full (b) soon (c) cheap
14. 14.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) book (b) beat (c) pool
16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) bit (b) hood (c) shoe
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) good (b) put (c) shoe
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) pull (c) feel
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) seen (b) chip (c) feet
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) hood (b) blue (c) sheep
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) lip (b) heat (c) feet
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Which word fits? “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) seen (b) full (c) pick
32. 32.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) juice (b) wool (c) pick
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) put (b) sit (c) seat
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pick (b) fool (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) cook (b) look (c) soon
39. 39.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “pool” long or short? (a) long (b) short

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