Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 404 · 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 “wool”? (a) feet (b) juice (c) pull
2. 2.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) feet (b) hood (c) chip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) slip (b) seat (c) still
7. 7.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) soon (b) book (c) wood
9. 9.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) foot (b) fit (c) soon
13. 13.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) chip (b) food (c) cook
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) fit (b) good (c) feet
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) full (b) pool (c) seen
19. 19.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) blue (b) hood (c) sheep
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “foot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) leap (c) moon
28. 28.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) still (b) full (c) feet
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) fool (b) hit (c) seat
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) pool (c) seat
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) look
33. 33.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) cheap (c) bit
36. 36.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) cheap (b) slip (c) moon
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) slip (c) soon
39. 39.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) short (b) long
40. 40.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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