Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 412 · 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 “fill”? (a) pull (b) heat (c) sit
2. 2.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) blue (b) ship (c) seen
7. 7.Is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) push (b) cheap (c) ship
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “put” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) heat (b) meal (c) hit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) wood (b) hood (c) pool
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “spoon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) feet (b) put (c) still
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) push (b) steal (c) blue
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) sheep (b) ship (c) push
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) full (b) meal (c) school
31. 31.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sit”? (a) slip (b) steal (c) sleep
33. 33.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) pool (b) good (c) seat
35. 35.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
36. 36.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) juice (b) put (c) sheep

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