Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 387 · 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 “sit”? (a) heat (b) wool (c) fit
2. 2.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) boot (b) pull (c) pick
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) sleep (b) look (c) fill
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
8. 8.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) push (b) pick (c) moon
11. 11.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Which word fits? “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) wool (c) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) good (b) food (c) soon
18. 18.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Listen: is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) long (b) short
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) wood (b) still (c) juice
23. 23.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) pull (b) still (c) steal
25. 25.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) beat (b) ship (c) tooth
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) feet (b) lip (c) heat
29. 29.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) steal
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sleep (b) hit (c) win
32. 32.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) chip (b) fit (c) feel
36. 36.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) food (b) foot (c) cook
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) fool (b) chip (c) wood
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) heat (b) put (c) tooth
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) fill
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) lip (b) steal (c) fill

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