Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 447 · 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 “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) food
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) steal (b) pull (c) tooth
8. 8.Is the vowel sound in “shoe” long or short? (a) short (b) long
9. 9.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) lip (b) moon (c) wood
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) food (b) fit (c) look
11. 11.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
13. 13.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Listen: is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “push” long or short? (a) long (b) short
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) sit (b) school (c) beat
22. 22.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
23. 23.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) fool (b) hood (c) wool
24. 24.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) blue (b) cheap (c) bit
26. 26.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hit (b) soon (c) full
28. 28.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) pick (b) hit (c) beat
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “seen” long or short? (a) long (b) short
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) foot (b) fool (c) sheep
31. 31.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “beat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “lip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
38. 38.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) good (b) food (c) sleep
40. 40.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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