Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 451 · 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 “wood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) ship (b) steal (c) fit
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “soon”? (a) pull (b) moon (c) full
5. 5.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
6. 6.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) sheep (b) pick (c) win
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) soon
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) blue (b) seen (c) win
9. 9.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hood (b) beat (c) ship
11. 11.Is the vowel sound in “food” long or short? (a) long (b) short
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) sit (c) full
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) pool (b) heat (c) foot
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) short (b) long
15. 15.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
16. 16.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
18. 18.Listen: is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “feel”? (a) pick (b) leap (c) fit
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “win” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feet (b) book (c) bit
23. 23.Listen: is the vowel sound in “hood” long or short? (a) long (b) short
24. 24.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) leap (b) lip (c) seen
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) bit (b) steal (c) fool
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “full” long or short? (a) long (b) short
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) fool (b) wood (c) sit
29. 29.Which word fits? “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) bit (b) cheap (c) heat
33. 33.Which word fits? “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) sheep (b) still (c) steal
35. 35.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Listen: is the vowel sound in “boot” long or short? (a) long (b) short
38. 38.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) shoe (b) sleep (c) slip
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) shoe (b) foot (c) win
40. 40.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal

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