Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 487 · 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 fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) feet (b) foot (c) still
3. 3.Is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) leap (b) full (c) fool
7. 7.Which word fits? “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) full (b) pool (c) cook
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “heat” long or short? (a) long (b) short
11. 11.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) full (b) beat (c) pool
12. 12.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Listen: is the vowel sound in “book” long or short? (a) long (b) short
14. 14.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) fit (b) feet (c) book
15. 15.Which word fits? “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) slip (b) look (c) pool
17. 17.Which word fits? “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) feet (b) tooth (c) book
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) cheap (b) book (c) shoe
20. 20.Is the vowel sound in “school” long or short? (a) short (b) long
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) hit (b) seat (c) pool
22. 22.Is the vowel sound in “seat” long or short? (a) short (b) long
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) hood (b) heat (c) chip
24. 24.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) pool (b) sleep (c) foot
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “meal”? (a) steal (b) win (c) wood
26. 26.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) leap (b) meal (c) lip
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) beat (b) spoon (c) good
29. 29.Is the vowel sound in “juice” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: is the vowel sound in “still” long or short? (a) short (b) long
31. 31.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fit”? (a) look (b) fill (c) feet
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “put”? (a) sit (b) soon (c) pull
33. 33.Which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) put (b) still (c) leap
34. 34.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “win”? (a) feel (b) feet (c) fill
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) wool (b) food (c) seen
38. 38.Listen: is the vowel sound in “look” long or short? (a) long (b) short
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) sheep (b) spoon (c) wool
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “wool”? (a) win (b) spoon (c) pull

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