Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 441 · 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: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) spoon (b) seen (c) hit
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) sheep (b) pull (c) juice
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) cheap (b) put (c) moon
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) meal (b) full (c) food
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) still (b) meal (c) boot
7. 7.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) meal (c) still
9. 9.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) cheap (b) sheep (c) ship
12. 12.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) slip (b) boot (c) wood
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) cook (b) leap (c) blue
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) fool (b) cheap (c) bit
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) fill (b) feel (c) wool
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) still (b) soon (c) full
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) pick (b) sleep (c) foot
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) leap (b) fit (c) shoe
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) good (b) seen (c) fit
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Which word fits? “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) push (b) tooth (c) bit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) school (b) good (c) lip
28. 28.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
29. 29.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
31. 31.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Listen: is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) long (b) short
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) feel (b) hood (c) tooth
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) food (b) fill (c) beat
35. 35.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) juice (b) seen (c) hood
36. 36.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) still (b) sheep (c) fool
40. 40.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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