Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 45 · 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.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) look (b) pool (c) blue
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “cook” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “steal” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word fits? “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) push (b) moon (c) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) tooth (b) juice (c) book
10. 10.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) feet (b) ship (c) heat
11. 11.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Listen: is the vowel sound in “tooth” long or short? (a) long (b) short
13. 13.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) ship
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) foot (b) beat (c) chip
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) book (b) cheap (c) bit
16. 16.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
17. 17.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “cheap”? (a) feel (b) foot (c) slip
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) hit
20. 20.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) chip (b) soon (c) sheep
22. 22.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) beat (b) slip (c) bit
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hit”? (a) spoon (b) pick (c) seat
26. 26.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) foot (c) bit
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) pool (b) meal (c) full
28. 28.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) sleep (b) sheep (c) slip
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) seat (b) pick (c) pool
34. 34.Which word fits? “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) food (b) win (c) put
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) juice (b) good (c) moon
37. 37.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) feet (b) boot (c) put
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) cheap (b) fill (c) bit
39. 39.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) fool (b) sleep (c) good
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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