Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 489 · 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: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) sit (b) cheap (c) fool
2. 2.Is the vowel sound in “fit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
3. 3.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) feet (b) fit (c) pull
5. 5.Which word fits? “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) book (b) hood (c) food
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) good (b) bit (c) boot
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) feel (b) sleep (c) win
9. 9.Listen: is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) long (b) short
10. 10.Which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) meal (b) feel (c) chip
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) hood (b) tooth (c) put
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “feet”? (a) tooth (b) seat (c) bit
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) book (b) fool (c) foot
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “book”? (a) slip (b) shoe (c) cook
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) juice (b) hood (c) shoe
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) pull (b) hit (c) food
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) lip (b) pool (c) full
18. 18.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) hood (b) juice (c) wool
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) pool (b) hood (c) pull
20. 20.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) look (b) heat (c) pick
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) bit (b) win (c) heat
23. 23.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen: is the vowel sound in “cheap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) steal (b) ship (c) sit
26. 26.Which word has the same vowel sound as “blue”? (a) full (b) moon (c) book
27. 27.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “sheep”? (a) pick (b) school (c) feet
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seen”? (a) fill (b) still (c) feel
29. 29.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) book (b) hit (c) cheap
30. 30.Which word fits? “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “ship”? (a) chip (b) heat (c) shoe
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
34. 34.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “meal” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) short (b) long
37. 37.Which word has the same vowel sound as “foot”? (a) school (b) look (c) still
38. 38.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) wool (b) food (c) steal
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) sheep (b) boot (c) sit

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