Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 380 · 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 “sheep”? (a) win (b) still (c) steal
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) win (b) fill (c) feel
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) seen (c) lip
4. 4.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) slip (b) shoe (c) full
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) sleep (b) spoon (c) slip
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Listen: is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) school (b) look (c) wood
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) fill
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) hit (b) blue (c) cook
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) feet (b) still (c) seen
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
19. 19.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) put (b) moon (c) pool
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) blue (b) slip (c) push
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) tooth (b) pull (c) fit
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) boot (c) foot
27. 27.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) slip (b) moon (c) seen
32. 32.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Is the vowel sound in “moon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) feet (b) soon (c) fit
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) tooth (b) chip (c) seat
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) slip (b) beat (c) steal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) leap (b) food (c) full

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