Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 386 · 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.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) tooth (b) pick (c) sheep
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) fool (b) good (c) seat
3. 3.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) win (b) feet (c) wood
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) chip (b) full (c) school
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
6. 6.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) push (b) blue (c) meal
8. 8.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) book (b) school (c) fit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) put (b) hit (c) leap
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) sleep (c) fill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) heat (b) fit (c) push
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) sheep (b) pool (c) book
18. 18.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feet” long or short? (a) short (b) long
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) juice (b) put (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) wool (b) feel (c) slip
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) ship (b) seen (c) look
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) lip (b) blue (c) cook
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) bit (b) juice (c) heat
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feel (b) fill (c) wool
26. 26.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) bit (b) put (c) heat
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) soon (b) wood (c) pool
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) boot (b) bit (c) look
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) shoe (b) bit (c) wool
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
35. 35.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) put (b) pick (c) soon
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) slip (b) sit (c) steal

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