Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 443 · 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.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long
2. 2.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) short (b) long
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) bit (c) sleep
5. 5.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) bit (b) look (c) fool
7. 7.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) juice (b) good (c) win
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) meal (b) pull (c) pool
10. 10.Listen: is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) blue (b) sit (c) seat
12. 12.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Listen: is the vowel sound in “wool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) blue (c) sit
17. 17.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) hood (b) slip (c) leap
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “ship” long or short? (a) short (b) long
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) lip (b) pick (c) meal
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) blue (b) wool (c) tooth
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) chip (b) sleep (c) seen
27. 27.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) sit (b) steal (c) feet
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) push (b) sleep (c) school
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) food (b) still (c) hood
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sit (b) beat (c) fool
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fool”? (a) pull (b) spoon (c) fill
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) sheep (b) lip (c) school
35. 35.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) fill (b) win (c) beat
39. 39.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) cheap

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