Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 400 · 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 fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) soon (b) win (c) look
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feel (b) foot (c) juice
5. 5.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sheep (b) pull (c) bit
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) ship (b) look (c) food
9. 9.Is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) beat (b) blue (c) chip
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) cook (b) food (c) lip
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) seen (b) cheap (c) bit
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) seat (b) wool (c) lip
18. 18.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wool (b) foot (c) food
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) put (b) leap (c) fool
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cheap (b) look (c) shoe
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) seat (b) win (c) juice
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) meal (b) food (c) fill
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) blue (b) put (c) cheap
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) hit (b) good (c) soon
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) fill (c) wool
27. 27.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) push (b) heat (c) chip
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) foot (b) lip (c) fool
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) look
39. 39.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) win (b) school (c) good

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